Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths. One reason is that the signs and symptoms don’t present themselves until the disease has already progressed. By taking advantage of low-dose CT lung cancer screenings, high-risk patients can reduce their chances of dying from lung cancer by as much as
This upcoming Wednesday, August 1st, is World Lung Cancer Day. As healthcare providers, we feel that it is important to help raise awareness of the disease and discuss what can be done to combat it. According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in
The two most common approaches after identifying a solitary pulmonary nodule are the wait-and-see approach, or to move straight to a biopsy. While medically sound, both of these paths present risks for the patient that could be solved with a PET/CT scan. It’s a common misconception in nuclear medicine that
