Picture this: Your doctor orders an imaging test like a chest X-ray in preparation for an upcoming procedure, and the results show a small white spot in the center of your lungs—a pulmonary or lung ...

A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is a single abnormality in the lung that is smaller than 3 cm in diameter. Generally, a pulmonary nodule must grow to at least 1 cm in diameter before it can be seen ...

Your chest X-ray shows a nodule. What immediate steps should you take? Lung nodules, also called pulmonary nodules, are small spots or lumps that sometimes show up on a chest X-ray or CT scan. Most of ...

A severe cough, wheezing and shortness of breath are the main symptoms that would likely prompt a visit to your doctor’s office to rule out lung conditions. But there are some less obvious symptoms of ...

While therapies continue to improve, prevention remains the strongest line of defense. Stopping smoking dramatically lowers ...

ABILENE, Texas — According to the American Lung Association, over 200,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year. Officials from Hendrick Health say the disease accounts for one in five of ...

Lung cancer battle robotic bronchoscopy improves early diagnosis and treatment access through community lung nodule programs, reducing mortality.

K. Adam Lee, MD, Medical Director at the Thoracic Surgery & Lung Center of Excellence at Jupiter Medical Center, is here to share a message that affects every woman. Lung cancer is the leading cause ...

Two major Dutch hospitals, Catharina Ziekenhuis in Eindhoven and University Medical Center (UMC) Utrecht, are integrating ...