Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung cancer screening remains strikingly underused, with ...

Only 20% of Iowans who qualify for lung cancer screening get one - and an innovative new program from the University of Iowa ...

While the statistics remain stark—lung cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide and has the highest death ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A routine medical screening is credited with saving a local woman's life. Doctors say lung cancer often ...

Some claim the new multi-cancer detection tests will “revolutionize” cancer screening. Others fear the “worried well” will succumb to slick marketing and subpar tests and overwhelm both primary care ...

Two new modeling studies suggest that expanding lung cancer screening — to include more smokers or even lifelong nonsmokers — would save thousands more lives in the US every year. But not everyone is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Most Medicare beneficiaries did not have a shared decision-making (SDM) visit before their first lung cancer ...

NHS cancer screening programmes can help to diagnose cancer or its risk earlier and improve the likelihood of successful treatment.

After finding abnormalities on low-dose CT lung cancer screening, guidelines spell out appropriate follow-up imaging or procedures. A national registry study showed that only 59.7% of patients ...