• Guidelines for Lung Cancer Screening Lung cancer screening is a way to find some lung cancers early, before a person has any symptoms of the cancer. Lung cancer screening may help those who have the highest risk for lung cancer—people age 50 and older who are or were heavy smokers.
  • Lung Cancer and Other Lung Problems From Smoking Smoking harms your lungs in many ways. Quitting smoking is the most important thing you can do to slow down the disease and improve your quality of life. Smoking is linked to: Lung cancer. Most lung cancer is caused by smoking. After you quit, your...
  • Lung Cancer Screening: Low-Dose CT Scan Medical Test Screening tests help your doctor look for a problem before you have symptoms. Lung cancer screening is a way to find some lung cancers early, when a cure is more likely and when cancer is more treatable. If your doctor recommends lung cancer...
  • Lung Cancer Discusses causes of lung cancer, including smoking and exposure to asbestos or radon. Covers symptoms and how lung cancer is diagnosed. Covers treatment with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Includes info on palliative care.
  • Lung Surgery for Lung Cancer Surgery Overview Looks at lung surgery (called thoracotomy) to treat lung cancer. Covers how it is done and what to expect after surgery. Covers its risks and how well it works. Offers illustrations of three types of surgery: wedge resection, lobectomy, and pneumonectomy.
  • Lung Cancer: Should I Have Screening? Decision Point Guides people who are at high risk for lung cancer through the decision on whether to have an annual low-dose CT screening. Discusses the benefits and risks of having screening and the risk for getting lung cancer. Includes an interactive tool to help you decide.
  • Lung Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Note: The Overview section summarizes the published evidence on this topic. The rest of the summary describes the evidence in more detail. Other PDQ summaries containing information related to lung cancer prevention include the following: . Lung Cancer Screening, Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment, Non-Small Cell Lung...
  • Lung Cancer Prevention (PDQ®): Prevention - Patient Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer in a group or population is lowered. Hopefully, this will lower the number of deaths caused by cancer. To prevent new cancers from starting, scientists look at risk factors and protective...
  • Lung Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Note: The Overview section summarizes the published evidence on this topic. The rest of the summary describes the evidence in more detail. Other PDQ summaries containing information related to lung cancer screening include the following: Lung Cancer Prevention, Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment, Non-Small Cell Lung...
  • Asbestos and Lung Cancer Asbestos is a substance that was used in building materials. The substance can enter the body by being inhaled or swallowed. The substance attaches to the lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts. Contact with asbestos over time has been linked with cancer. Most contact with asbestos is work-related. Some older...

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