It affects more than 150,000 people in the UK, with an incidence of 2,000-4,000 and causes significant morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that lung scarring results in 1% of deaths in the UK.

Looking at follow-up data, in 2006 the research showed a 10-year survival rate of 80% for lung cancer patients whose disease was spotted by CT screening. The latest report extends those findings ...

It's often found in heart CT scans, which weren't being done regularly 15 years ago, she said. "Our technology is getting better," she said. "We're looking at things a lot more. We're catching more." ...

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society. The society estimates about 127,070 deaths from lung cancer will occur in the U.S. in 2023.

The scan revealed a small spot on his lung. But thanks to early detection, Barlow's lung cancer was still in its early stages. "That was, like, in November [2023]," Barlow said.

Dear Dr. Roach: My childhood friend just emailed me that she has a 1.1-cm lesion on her lung. It was found on a CT scan. She’s having another CT scan today. She is a former smoker and has COPD.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My childhood friend just emailed me that she has a 1.1-cm lesion on her lung. It was found on a CT scan. She’s having another CT scan today. She is a former smoker and has COPD.

Q: My childhood friend just emailed me that she has a 1.1-cm lesion on her lung. It was found on a CT scan. She’s having another CT scan today. She ...

Scar tissue, whether in the lung substance or the tubes of the lungs tends to be friable, and even trivial infections can cause bleeding in such scars, and hemoptysis (coughing up blood) is a ...

As many as 60 percent of CT scans from smokers will be flagged as abnormal, because smokers' lungs often contain scar tissue, infection, inflammation and suspicious-looking areas.

There were 354 lung cancer deaths among the subjects who had CT scans, compared with 442 among those who had chest X-rays - a 20.3 percent reduction in lung cancer mortality.