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Picture this: Your doctor orders an imaging test like a chest X-ray in preparation for an upcoming procedure, and the results show a small white spot in the center of your lungs—a pulmonary or lung ...

In a 2024 Journal of Thoracic Oncology review, Haiquan Chen, MD, PhD, of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center in China, and colleagues backed the use of selective lymph node dissection (LND) to ...

Many nonsmokers have lung nodules that have been linked to lung cancer, a new study warns. About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is a small mass of dense ...

Histoplasmosis is a fungal infection that can cause swelling, inflammation, and, sometimes, small semi-opaque or calcified nodules on the lungs. However, histoplasmosis does not always cause symptoms.

Dear Dr. Donohue — I wrote to you three or four months ago about a nodule in my lung. What would cause it? — B.B. Answer — "Nodule" is a word that's a stumbling block for many people. The direct ...

Incidental pulmonary nodules are a common finding on chest imaging, but one program is taking an uncommon approach to managing them. Incidental nodules present a growing diagnostic and management ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – A new study of more than 10,000 non-smoking adults found that solid lung nodules were present in a considerable portion of study participants. Non-smokers are traditionally thought ...

CT Screening Low Risk Nodules Suspicious Nodules False Positives Coping With a Cancer Diagnosis If you meet the criteria for lung cancer screening — meaning you are or have a history of being a heavy ...

OAK BROOK, Ill. – In a pioneering, randomized controlled study evaluating the effect of artificial intelligence (AI)-based software in real clinical practice, researchers found that AI significantly ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa., July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of World Lung Cancer Day on Aug. 1, Olympus Corp. of the Americas (OCA), a global medical technology company committed to making people's ...

In a pioneering, randomized controlled study evaluating the effect of artificial intelligence (AI)-based software in real clinical practice, researchers found that AI significantly improved the ...