Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung cancer screening remains strikingly underused, with ...

While the statistics remain stark—lung cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide and has the highest death ...

Only 20% of Iowans who qualify for lung cancer screening get one - and an innovative new program from the University of Iowa ...

Some claim the new multi-cancer detection tests will “revolutionize” cancer screening. Others fear the “worried well” will succumb to slick marketing and subpar tests and overwhelm both primary care ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A routine medical screening is credited with saving a local woman's life. Doctors say lung cancer often ...

Two new modeling studies suggest that expanding lung cancer screening — to include more smokers or even lifelong nonsmokers — would save thousands more lives in the US every year. But not everyone is ...

NHS cancer screening programmes can help to diagnose cancer or its risk earlier and improve the likelihood of successful treatment.

In a study of more than 31,000 adults, an EHR-integrated patient-facing tool significantly improved identification of ...

Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, trailing behind lung cancer and colorectal cancer, a ...