Spiral CT Many Americans who smoke, or used to smoke, are turning to a high-tech medical test to find out if they have early lung cancer.

Across the country, people are paying hundreds of dollars for a total body scan using spiral CT. The high-tech scan provides a detailed view inside the body. People who get them call them peace of ...

Current or heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) scanning had a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer than did those who were screened by chest X ...

In recent years, some studies have shown that routine X-ray screenings have not helped prevent lung cancer deaths, while other research from The National Lung Screening Trial has demonstrated the ...

Current or heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) scanning had a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer than did those who were screened by chest X ...

WASHINGTON — “Spiral” CT scans cut lung cancer deaths in smokers by 20 percent, researchers reported Thursday in a finding that validates a controversial theory that screening can save lives ...

July 29, 2002 -- A study and several commentaries in the July issue of Chest fan the flames of controversy over the potential benefits, and harms, of lung cancer screening using spiral computed ...

The post Spiral CT screening: a good idea, for smokers and many ex-smokers appeared first on Health & Science Dispatch. A new study in today’s New England Journal of Medicine lends further support to ...

"Spiral" CT scans cut lung cancer deaths in smokers by 20 percent, researchers reported Thursday in a finding that validates a controversial theory that screening can save lives.

Screening smokers and former smokers for lung tumors using three-dimensional X-rays reduced their risk of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent, researchers said on Thursday.