JEAN’S STORY: SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

At 92 years old, Jean, a very energetic and active lady was experiencing unusual fatigue and a consistent cough. Upon the results of extensive testing, Jean was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer. At the age of 92, Jean’s doctors did not feel that she was a...

BREATH TEST FOR LUNG CANCER

By: MedPage Today A breath test for volatile organic compounds accurately detected lung cancer in high-risk patients and characterized its subtype, a study showed. The test had C-statistics of 0.824 to 0.874 for various cancer subtypes compared with controls; 0.8 or...