Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with a low-dose CT scan between June 2000 and December 2008 were followed for a median of 23.3 years.

OAK BROOK, Ill. – Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic ...

Detecting emphysema on a baseline low-dose CT (LDCT) scan for lung cancer screening predicted mortality over 25 years of follow-up in those with a history of smoking, a prospective study showed.

Lung cancer screening saves lives by detecting cancer early when it is most treatable. But what many people don’t realize is that the same low-dose CT scans used to screen for lung cancer can also ...