If you have trouble breathing, your doctor may recommend a few tests to figure out what’s causing it. Some measure how much air you breathe in or out or how much oxygen is going from your lungs to the ...

What Are Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are lung tests. They show how well your lungs work. They’re noninvasive, which means that the doctor doesn’t cut you or put ...

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biodesix, Inc. (Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading data-driven diagnostic solutions company with a focus in lung disease, announced that WPS Government Health Administrators, ...

BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LabCorp (NYSE:LH), a leading global life sciences company that is focused on advancing health and guiding patient care decisions, has launched a new, non-invasive ...

A test of patients' breath could reveal whether they have lung cancer and how advanced it is, or whether they suffer from chronic, noncancerous lung conditions, a new study shows. The researchers ...

A new blood test can help detect the presence of early-stage lung and prostate cancers – as well as any recurrences of these diseases. In a new study presented at the Anesthesiology 2013 annual ...

At-home cancer screening tests may help you catch lung cancer early, but studies have yet to show their reliability. Only clinical tests, such as a biopsy or imaging scan, can confirm lung cancer.

In 90 minutes, a new rapid blood test can detect the early stages of lung cancer with high accuracy, according to a new study. The blood test, called Lung Cancer Artificial Intelligence Detector ...