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As World Lung Cancer Day approaches on August 1, a spotlight is being cast on the importance of early detection in reducing ...

Friday was World Lung Cancer Day, and Aspirus Health has a clear message for anyone who has ever been a heavy smoker — ...

A CT scan of the chest involves 10 to 15 millisieverts (a measure of dose) versus 0.01 to 0.15 for a regular chest X-ray, 3 for a mammogram and a mere 0.005 for a dental X-ray.

After six months of testing with no growth from the nodule, nobody thought it was cancer. But suddenly it incrementally grew, ...

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CT Scan Advisory On Monday the American Heart Association issued an advisory to doctors in its journal Circulation, urging the judicious use of CT scans for the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.

To reduce unnecessary CT use, some hospitals have begun using blood-based biomarkers to guide triage in mild head trauma.