The pharmaceutical company is running investigational new drug experiments, studies required by the FDA to demonstrate the ...

Some experts are calling for universal lung cancer screening.

As a person who has struggled with a cigarette addiction for more than 40 years, annual low-dose CT scans likely saved my ...

The prevalent use of CT scans may account for 1 in 20 cancers annually, according to new research. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests CT-related radiation is linked to ...

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

Dr. Peter Yu, physician-in-chief at the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, clearly does not rest on his laurels. While Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute has achieved what it terms a historic ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought, ...

Other experts say the risk of cancer from CT scans is minimal, and these imaging exams are an important diagnostic tool for various cancers. A commonly used computerized scan may slightly increase ...

More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Low-dose CT ...

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Current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening guidelines could exclude more than 60% of patients who develop lung cancer.Conversely, an age-based approach to screening could save more than 25, ...

Computed tomography (CT) examinations (known more commonly as a “CT scan” or “CAT scan”) incorporate a series of x-ray images taken of areas inside the body and use a computer to create a ...