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Dear Dr. Donohue — I wrote to you three or four months ago about a nodule in my lung. What would cause it? — B.B. Answer — "Nodule" is a word that's a stumbling block for many people. The direct ...

Frederick Health Medical Group is outpacing national averages by detecting nearly 40% of lung cancers at Stage 1 with 3D imaging and robotic bronchoscopy.

Physicians at Health Hospital are diagnosing lung cancer earlier after the hospital recently implemented 3D technology to support its robotic lung biopsy systems. By using robotic biopsy systems ...

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 ...

Shari Meyerson, M.D. (left) and Mansi Shah, M.D., can offer patients with lung conditions a minimally invasive alternative for their lung surgery. Hilary Brown \| UK Photo. LEXINGT ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – An artificial intelligence (AI) deep learning tool that estimates the malignancy risk of lung nodules achieved high cancer detection rates while significantly reducing false-positive ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is an isolated lung growth surrounded by normal tissue. Most SPNs are benign (not cancerous) when they're diagnosed. However, ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally. The detection rate of nodules has significantly increased with the implementation of health screening using low-dose spiral ...

CHICAGO, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of World Lung Cancer Day on Friday, August 1, the American Lung Association, in partnership with Olympus, is launching a new educational campaign about ...

SAN DIEGO — New research highlights a mismatch between lung cancer screening eligibility criteria and actual lung cancer risk, which means many patients who develop lung cancer are not captured by the ...

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced that WPS Government Health Administrators, ...