You’re fiddling with a necklace when suddenly you notice a lump near the base of your throat. Or perhaps you’re yawning and a friend spots a swollen spot on your neck. What gives? Although they can be ...

A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is an isolated lung growth surrounded by normal tissue. Most SPNs are benign (not cancerous) when they're diagnosed. However, some nodules that enlarge and change ...

What Are Benign Lung Nodules and Benign Lung Tumors? A nodule is a "spot on the lung," seen on an X-ray or computed tomography (CT) scan. In fact, a nodule shows up on about one in every 500 chest ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Patients with thyroid nodules now have access to a new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The negative predictive value of a biomarker that detects benign vs. malignant nodules was more than 90% in men ...

A key outcome from lung cancer screening studies is the concept of ‘stage-shift’ seen in screen-detected cancers compared ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A survey revealed some adults feel distressed or anxious after hearing about a small lung nodule. Compared with ...