Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung Metastasis, Scan, Low dose CT scan of the chest is the only ...

As a candidate for a liver transplant, Linda Mate gets a CT scan every six months. "I was starting to begin to worry about the radiation effect on my body," she said. Now there's a new low-dose ...

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Lung cancer screening helps find lung cancer early, when it is easier to treat. The screening test for lung cancer is called a low-dose CT scan. Low-dose CT scan has ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Weirton Medical Center is adding to its toolbox when it comes to early detection for lung cancer, through its new Low Dose Lung CT Scanning Program. The program provides early ...

St. Joseph's Medical Center now offers low-dose CT scanning for CT Angiography, including cardiac CT, pulmonary studies and other diagnostic imaging, Brainerd Lakes Health, the health care system that ...

RALEIGH,N .C. (WTVD) -- November is World Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and a new noninvasive x-ray screening is helping Triangle doctors detect early stage lung cancer. The new technology uses a ...

Sentara Health promotes low-dose CT scan screening for early detection of lung cancer There are different types of tests available to detect lung cancer, including a relatively simple screening known ...