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Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, claiming more lives than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined.1 For the more than 230,000 people who will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year2, early detection is the key to having a positive outcome....

November is “Lung Cancer Awareness Month,” but the truth is, we should really be cognizant of this disease all year, which is the leading cause of cancer death. In fact, each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined (American Cancer Society). The...

Let’s face it, the human body can be weird. While on the one hand, it’s an amazing, complicated collection of nerves, blood vessels, organs and bones that all communicate and work together in intricate ways, there are still many anatomical functions that are just plain strange. That being...

Studies have long shown that when it comes to breast cancer, early detection is the key to survival. A recent study found that women who had been regular with their scheduled screening mammography appointments before a cancer diagnosis had a 49% lower risk of breast cancer mortality and a 50%...

Question: Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of ads online promoting breast ultrasound as an alternative to mammography. Is it true that I can have a breast ultrasound instead of a mammogram and still get accurate results? The general answer to this question is no. According to Dr. Jason...

When it comes to breast cancer, early detection is the key to survival. It has long been held by experts, including the physicians at RadNet and Breastlink, that the sooner a doctor finds a woman’s cancer, the more likely she is to survive.  The connection between mammogram screenings and...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) sounds like the stuff of science fiction – humanoid robots, talking computers, flying cars, and home appliances that anticipate our every need. And while we’re not quite there yet, AI is very real in our everyday lives. Amazon uses AI to learn your buying habits,...

RadNet’s Research Division has been participating in two clinical trials of a prostate-specific Positron Emission Tomography (PET) tracer in men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer and those with a recurrence of prostate cancer after having undergone previous prostate cancer treatment. Under...

A new study shows that performing MRI scans before biopsy on men with high PSA scores could reduce prostate cancer death rates by almost 20%. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Currently, prostate cancer is the second...