The American Lung Association is working to highlight the importance of lung cancer screening.

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.

To address the awareness gap, the American Lung Association launched a website called “Saved by the Scan,” where anyone can take a quiz to see if they should get screened.

Shira Kupperman Boehler is a runner with no symptoms and she doesn't smoke. Like an increasing number of women, she was shocked to learn she had lung cancer.

About a decade later, the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) issued updated guidelines recommending annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT for adults ages 50 to 80 years with a 20 ...

Sora Ely, MD, emphasized that national lung cancer screening rates remain below 10%, underscoring the urgent need for greater awareness and uptake.

Carter-Bawa is a behavioral scientist and director of the Cancer Prevention Precision Control Institute at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery & Innovation. For years, federal policymakers ...

For those at high risk, early detection of lung cancer through a low-dose CT scan can reduce the risk of dying by at least 20%.

Medicare covers yearly lung cancer screenings for people with a high risk of developing lung cancer. The eligibility guidelines were expanded in 2022. Original Medicare (parts A and B) and Medicare ...

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