Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...
The program is based on the findings of the National Lung Screening Trial, a study that compared CT scans and standard chest X-rays in detecting lung cancer. CT scans use X-rays to obtain a ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung Cancer, Scan, Essay Can Be Used Only To Illustrate Cancer, ...
Low-dose CT scans could reduce mortality in lung cancer patients by up to 20 percent, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. From Aug. 2002 through April 2004, researchers ...
Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase their risk of future heart disease, ...
Acute radiation morbidities and dosimetric evaluation of DARS structures: Results from the phase III randomized SWOAR trial. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the ASCO Breakthrough: A Global ...
During this period of time, we (the family) went regularly for chest X-rays and some kind of test that involved a needle in ...
The nine minor health issues that could be early signs of lung cancer - As the NHS offers a ‘revolutionary’ blood test, here ...