Lung nodules are very common and are estimated to occur in 2% to 24% of the general population. Doctors often discover them on chest X-rays or CT scans for unrelated conditions.

If your lung CT scan results are normal, that means your lungs are clear, and you won’t need another screening until your next yearly exam. Your scan may reveal a nodule on your lungs, but that ...

Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had ...

A lung CT scan is a simple procedure that can identify nodules in your lungs. A small, suspicious nodule might only require additional follow-up screening. A larger nodule of concern might require ...

According to a 2022 study published in the JAMA, lung, or pulmonary, nodules are identified in approximately 10.6 lakh people per year in the US and are detected on about 30% of chest CT scans.

Most lung nodules benefit from a “wait and watch” approach, according to Dr. Oh. Routine monitoring with CT scans can check for growth and other changes that might indicate the nodule is ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most common cancer among both men and women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. At very early stages, ...

“A lung nodule is a small, solid, rounded mass of tissue in the lungs that can be seen on a chest X-ray or CT scan,” explained Dr. Samir Shah, an interventional radiologist and chief medical ...

Dr. Russell Hardie with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been awarded an NIH grant to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the detection of metastatic lung ...

DURING SCREENING SEASON, which runs from March to December, LUCAS sets off on Mondays from the cancer institute in Morgantown ...