Jan. 13, 2025 — Scientists have found that a test to detect circulating tumor DNA can predict lung cancer ... Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival in Early Stages Better Than Current Methods Jan.

Computed tomography (CT) can detect lung nodules that are much smaller than those that can be picked up on chest X-rays, as well as nodules that are difficult to see on chest X-rays due to location.

In this edition, combination extends survival vs. standard first-line therapy, integrated care for smoking cessation during lung cancer screening and more. Cancer incidence has continued to rise ...

It likely has yet to spread to neighboring lymph nodes, and it definitely has not spread to areas of the body ... One type of tumor, a pancoast tumor, grows near the top of the lungs (superior sulcus) ...

Early-stage NSCLC—when the cancer is confined to one or two lungs— generally has a better prognosis than more advanced stages, when the cancer has metastasized (spread) to nearby lymph nodes ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have shown that a test called ORACLE can predict lung cancer survival at the point of diagnosis better than currently used clinical risk factors. This could help ...

N1 Single lymph node metastasis, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension N1 Single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis (hypogastric, obturator, external iliac or presacral lymph node ...

Kansas has experienced a significant outbreak of tuberculosis with 67 active infections and even more latent cases of the ...

According to the latest statistics from the American Cancer Society, incidence rates of lung cancer are now higher in women than in men among people younger than 65 years. Overall, though, the news ...

Increased size of one or more lymph nodes. Most are in the neck. Also, includes swollen lymph nodes in the armpit or groin It's larger than the same node on the other side of the body Normal nodes are ...

Lung cancer arises in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small-cell lung cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer, according to the shape of cells ...