World Lung Day is an annual campaign observed on September 25th to raise awareness about lung health and promote better lung care around the world. As we age, our lungs, like many other organs, ...

ATLANTA -- Nearly 5 million additional people are recommended to get screened for lung cancer under an updated guideline from the American Cancer Society, which expanded its recommendations to include ...

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT), a procedure that uses X-rays to produce a series of images at different angles, generating a 3-dimensional view of the lung, is an effective screening technique ...

Starting in 2028, anyone aged 45 will be eligible for a national colonoscopy screening. Previously, only those with abnormal results from stool (fecal occult blood) tests were supported. The ...

When it comes to determining how or why some of her patients initially present with more significant lung destruction, MeiLan K. Han, MD, likened the role of the pulmonologist to that of a forensic ...

Led by Dr. Mao Mao and a multidisciplinary team from leading Chinese hospitals, the multicenter retrospective study enrolled 1,814 participants, including 1,095 lung cancer patients. Blood samples ...

Shira Boehler shares her journey being diagnosed with Stage 1 lung cancer. A doctor explains the need for better lung cancer screening for asymptomatic, never smokers.