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ATLANTA, Georgia — A combination of gene-expression testing (BronchoGen, Allegro Diagnostics) and diagnostic bronchoscopy significantly improves accuracy in the diagnosis of lung cancer, compared with ...

Precision medicine has shown great potential to improve treatment outcomes and prolong survival of patients with lung cancer, as biomarker-driven therapies continue to extend their reach in this space ...

FILE - An 8-year-old student blows into a spirometer held by a nurse outside an elementary school in Bel Nor, Mo., in May 2009. Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely ...

Guardant Health is joining in on the American Lung Association’s (ALA’s) push to raise awareness about lung cancer screening and biomarker testing. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends ...

Biodesix, Inc. has announced that new research will be showcased at upcoming conferences, including the ISPOR 2025 Annual Meeting in Montreal and the ATS 2025 International Conference in San Francisco ...

Credit: Getty Images The road to race-neutral pulmonary function testing has been long and evolving; now, ATS recommends this approach and a Boston hospital offers an implementation model. In July, ...

Lung cancer accounts for 1 in 5 cancer-related deaths in the United States. While doctors say lung cancer is often treatable if caught early, millions of Americans who should be getting screened for ...

The Respiratory Department staff at Walter Knox Memorial Hospital have added new equipment to improve lung function testing quality. The equipment is compact and portable. It connects directly to a ...

Barry Manilow's 70s and 80s hits have stood the test of time, making waves in recent social media videos from Instagram to ...

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking blood test using Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) microspectroscopy to detect a single lung cancer cell.

Kerri Robbins is a grateful to have another holiday season with her family. She never smoked, but was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer from radon ...