Study Raises Doubts About Lung Cancer Screening
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Lung cancer screening with CT scans does not appear to save lives, and it exposes people to risks, researchers say.
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Obese men may get falsely reassuring results on prostate cancer screening tests, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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American Cancer Society - Many elderly men are getting screened for prostate  cancer unnecessarily, according to researchers from the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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Gulf War veterans&#39; exposure to pollutants was linked today to lung cancer, though the report didn&#39;t connect contact with hazardous substances to Gulf War Syndrome, contradicting an earlier study.
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MONDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- The largest study of its kind has come up with hard, cold numbers that pinpoint the risk of lung cancer for smokers and former smokers.
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Up to 20 percent of women who  develop lung cancer have never smoked, U.S. researchers found  in a study that suggests secondhand smoke may be to blame.
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MONDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A study of Texas residents suggests that tiny metallic bits of air pollution could account for some cases of lung cancer.
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Using computerized scans to screen for lung cancer can help save lives and should be part of a regular checkup for people who have a high risk for the disease, a new study says.
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Among individuals who develop lung cancer, there appear to be differences between smokers and nonsmokers in survival rates and in individuals patient characteristics, researchers report. They say the findings indicate that lung cancer in nonsmokers is a specific disease, which has implications for research and clinical trials.
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NEW YORK  - Many people with colon cancer  may not be diagnosed until after symptoms arise, even though  the disease can be caught earlier with routine screening, a  study released Monday suggests.
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Doctors' pessimism is wrongly denying patients with chronic lung disease treatment, a study says.
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Scientists identify a gene fault linked the development of lung cancers.
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The scans do not appear to save lives and expose people to serious risks, researchers are reporting.
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The great majority of smokers think they are well informed about the health risks of their habit, but many of them are wrong, a new U.S. survey suggests.
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Obese men may get falsely reassuring  results on prostate cancer screening tests, U.S. researchers  said on Monday.
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Tobacco companies tried to cast doubt on  the link between smoking and cancer by funding projects that  challenged the findings of a landmark study, scientists said on  Friday.
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CHICAGO  - Full-body cat scans increase a person&#39;s risk of cancer, according to a study released that raises questions about the rising popularity of these screenings among healthy people.