Carter-Bawa is a behavioral scientist and director of the Cancer Prevention Precision Control Institute at the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery & Innovation. For years, federal policymakers ...

If everyone eligible had a lung cancer screening, 62,000 lives would be saved over five years, a new study shows. By Simar Bajaj Tens of thousands of lives could be saved if more people got screened ...

E-cigarette use among individuals eligible for lung cancer screening was independently associated with a reduced likelihood of screening, a cross-sectional study of U.S. adults revealed. Compared with ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, yet it's also one of the most treatable when caught early. Nationally recommended screening guidelines are clear: If you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung cancer screening remains strikingly underused, with ...

Under current screening guidelines, almost two-thirds of Americans with lung cancer would not have qualified for the CT chest scans that could have spotted tumors early and extended their lives, new ...

Lung cancer cases are rising among younger, nonsmoking populations, particularly in Asia. One-time screening in a study from China led to biopsy-proven lung cancer diagnosis in 1.7% of an all-comer ...

Cancer screenings exist to try to detect the disease in its earlier stages, and ultimately to save lives. But screenings for lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—are narrow, and ...