High-resolution CT and PET scans are good at finding tiny tumors that might not show up on an X-ray. ... Many patients with stage IV lung cancer report pain severe enough to interfere with daily life.

Lung cancer doesn't have symptoms until it's in the later stages (3 and 4), when it has already spread, says Dr. Rachel Medberry See a list of screenings to do at home and to ask your doctor.

Stage I (“stage 1”): Cancer is in your lung tissues but not your lymph nodes. Stage II (“stage 2”): The disease may have spread to your lymph nodes near your lungs.

Sometimes the difference between a patient’s early-detected and treatable lung cancer diagnosis and a late-stage discover ...

CT Scan to Detect Early Lung Cancer. By ABC News. October 25, 2006, 8:33 PM. ... early-stage lung cancer, suggesting CT scanning could be an effective screening tool. However, ...

Nov. 4, 2010— -- Low-dose computerized tomography -- or CT -- scans better detect earlier stages of lung cancer than a standard chest X-ray, significantly cutting deaths from the disease, the ...

A researcher at Stanford University School of Medicine has been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, even though he has never smoked. According to the Stanford Medicine blog Scope, Dr. Bryant Lin ...

Lung Cancer Researcher Diagnosed with Stage 4 Disease Despite Never Smoking: 'I Never Thought I Would Have This' ... Lin then had a CT scan and a bronchoscopy to examine his lung tissue.

Stage 4 lung cancer is divided into stage 4A and stage 4B. But to simplify it, stage 4 lung cancer is any type of lung cancer (for more information on the different types, please see Stage 4 Lung ...

Many lung cancers in nonsmokers have no known cause and are discovered only by chance.

Lung Cancer Researcher Diagnosed with Stage 4 Disease Despite Never Smoking: 'I Never Thought I Would Have This' ... Lin then had a CT scan and a bronchoscopy to examine his lung tissue.