Lung Cancer Screening Using Helical CT vs. Chest X-ray Reduces Deaths among Current and Former Heavy Smokers

People with a history of smoking have a high risk of lung cancer – a disease with a five-year relative survival rate (for smokers and non-smokers combined) of only 15.8 percent.  Previous attempts at developing a test to find lung cancer early, when it is easier to treat, have not been able to demonstrate a

Keeping Tabs on Cancer Rates

The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer that was released todayshows continued declines in both the rate of new cancer cases (incidence) and the rate of cancer deaths (mortality) in the United States over the past several years.  The report, which is produced by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Centers for Disease Control