Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers
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New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.
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Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk
SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk for the disease, a new analysis suggests.
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk
SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea has already been linked to a host of adverse health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Continue
Cancer Groups Recommend CT Scans for Lung Cancer
By Dr. VERONICA SIKKA For the first time, several top cancer organizations are recommending that smokers and former smokers ages 55 to 74 years who have smoked at least one pack of cigarettes a day for at least 30 years get an annual low-dose CT...
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Well: Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk
Two new studies associate a common disorder of sleep that causes pauses in breathing with a higher risk of cancer.
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Lung cancer scans suggested for older heavy smokers
New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.
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Company Profile for Fight Colorectal Cancer
Fight Colorectal Cancer is a national leading colorectal cancer advocacy organization empowering survivors to raise their voices, training advocates around the country, and educati
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DiMasi facing a cancer diagnosis
Former House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi has been diagnosed with cancer in his tongue and lymph nodes, his family confirmed Friday, a disease that can be fatal if not caught early. Continue
Summer died of lung cancer
Donna Summer died of lung cancer, but the singer wasn't a smoker, and the cancer wasn't related to smoking, her family's representative said Friday.
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Donna Summer like thousands of nonsmokers killed by lung cancer
Lung cancer’s sticky stigma as, primarily, a self-inflicted disease prompted Donna Summer’s publicist to release a terse statement Friday to emphasize the singer was “a non-smoker.
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