Lung cancer screenings can point to other smoking-related conditionsSeptember 5, 2019 - 16:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lung cancer screenings for smokers may also help detect other deadly ailments associated with the habit, new findings show, UPI reports. About 77 percent of patients who received CT scans for lung cancer were diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, emphysema or osteoporosis, according to a study published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases. "Only 2 percent of smokers who have lung cancer screenings are going to be found to have actual cancer," Elizabeth Regan, a researcher at National Jewish Health and study lead author, told UPI. "We are providing evidence that you can use those same scans without much of change in expense and be able to identify emphysema, evidence of heart disease and osteoporosis." Regan says identifying these conditions early can help doctors treat them more successfully. Researchers analyzed 4,100 CT scans of patients in the COPDGene trial who were between age 55 and 80 and smoked about a pack of cigarettes per day for 30 or more years. Among the previously undiagnosed conditions found using the scans, 46 percent of patients had osteoporosis, 25 percent had cardiovascular disease and 7 percent had emphysema. Roughly 7 percent of those with previously undiagnosed cardiovascular disease had a heart attack or stroke within the next five years, which is roughly 50 percent more than without the condition. An additional 44 percent with new osteoporosis diagnoses had vertebral fractures in later years, more than twice without the diagnosis. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. Destruction of Armenian heritage raised at PACE Member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, MP from the “I Have the Honor” bloc Hayk Mamijanyan delivered remarks at a PACE session. PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. |