Study supports using low-dose CT scans to spot early lung cancer

Finding early signs of lung cancer was once next to impossible, but a new study adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that screening with low-dose CT scans may help spot the beginnings of disease in high-risk patients. The new study, scheduled for presentation at the American Thoracic Society annual meeting in Philadelphia, was based in part on results from the National Lung Screening Trial. Read more here.