Chest X-rays could help find lung cancer earlier

However, the test generates a high number of false positives

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
January 5, 2006

Even as a new study finds some benefit in using X-rays to detect early stage lung cancer, researchers say newer imaging technology holds the most promise in combating the disease.

About 170,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year, but most are diagnosed only when symptoms emerge. And....

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