Expanded lung cancer screening and smoking cessation programs could prevent tens of thousands of deaths, but systemic barriers and outdated criteria leave high-risk communities behind.

Current guidelines exclude a large number of people who could have their cancer detected earlier, according to a new study.

The lung cancer screening system “is not a risk assessment. It is a judgment system designed as one,” writes the director of ...

A new program launched by UR Medicine primary care in 2022 has helped more than double lung screening rates. A recent study ...

For decades, lung cancer has been associated with stigma, anxiety, and loss. Advances in screening, therapeutics, and survivorship have created a new reality; lung cancer is treatable, survivable, and ...

The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying.

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 ...

Blood tests that promise to spot cancer before symptoms appear are racing toward clinics, pitched as a simple vial of blood ...

Lung cancer screening more than tripled after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force expanded screening eligibility in 2021, according to a March 20 research letter published in JAMA Oncology.

Early detection saved George Barlow's life. Learn who qualifies for lung cancer screening and how it could save yours too.

Dr. April McDonald confronts a devastating reality: lung cancer kills more Americans than any other cancer, yet only 6% of eligible patients receive life-saving screenings. As an interventional ...

Dr. Nathan Pennell and Dr. Cheryl Czerlanis discuss challenges in lung cancer screening and potential solutions to increase screening rates, including the use of AI to enhance risk prediction and ...