Lung Cancer Screening Increases Survival

Early-stage lung cancer diagnosis with low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening was found to improve cancer patients' survival rate. The average five-year survival rate for all lung cancer patients is 18.6 percent because only 16 percent of lung cancers are diagnosed at an early stage. More than half of people with lung cancer die within one year of being diagnosed, making it the leading cause of cancer deaths. By the time symptoms appear, it is often too late. The findings are the latest ...