When doctors review diagnostic medical scans for lung cancer, they sometimes spot abnormalities unrelated to the lungs. New ...
Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...
IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. TODAY IS WORLD CANCER DAY. THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATHS IN THE U.S. IS LUNG CANCER. SADLY, THE OVERALL FIVE YEAR SURVIVAL RATE IS JUST 28%. BUT IF IT’S CAUGHT EARLY, ...
A lung nodule is a small density within the lung tissue, which may range from a few millimeters up to a few centimeters in ...
The troubling trend of younger people being diagnosed with cancer. Lung cancer is one we're seeing more of in young people who've never smoked. Christy Houvouras, 37, is one of them. A few months ago, ...
Researchers have developed a bacteria-targeted PET tracer that lights up lung infections in real time, distinguishing pathogens from inflammation. This technology promises earlier, more accurate ...
Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type of lung cancer diagnosed in the U.S. Just over half of all non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) are adenocarcinomas. Finding out that you're at risk of lung ...