Oncology & Cancer

Subsolid lung nodules pose greater cancer risk to women than men

Women with a certain type of lung nodule visible on lung cancer screening CT exams face a higher risk of lung cancer than men with similar nodules, according to a new study being presented next week at the annual meeting ...

Oncology & Cancer

CT allows nonsurgical management of some lung nodules

People who have nonsolid lung nodules can be safely monitored with annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. Researchers said the findings could ...

Oncology & Cancer

Can a simple blood test rule out lung cancer?

Every year, health care providers in the United States discover more than 1.6 million lung nodules in patients. Many are "incidentally detected," meaning they are found during evaluation for an unrelated cause (for example, ...

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