Practical early detection

OnGuard™ is the practical chest CAD solution for early lung cancer detection. Applied to the common chest X-ray, it’s advanced visualization offers unmatched opportunity to effectively and consistently identify suspicious nodules that may be early-stage lung cancer.

• In the U.S., lung cancer is the number one cancer killer, taking more lives annually than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined.¹
• In 2009, there will be an estimated 219,440 new cases of lung cancer in the U.S.¹
• In 2009, there will be an estimated 159,390 deaths in the U.S. resulting from lung cancer.¹
• More women die of lung cancer every year than of breast cancer.¹
• Only 16% of lung cancers are detected in the early stage.¹
• If found early enough, 5-year survival rates for lung cancer more than triple.¹
• Nearly 15% of lung cancer patients are non-smokers.²
• Chest X-Rays have been found to be effective at detecting early-stage lung cancer.³

¹American Cancer Society Cancer Facts and Figures 2009
²American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Key Statistics 2006
³Oken, M.M., Marcus, P.M., et al (2005). Baseline Chest Radiograph for Lung Cancer Detection in the Randomized Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Screening Trial. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 97, 1832-1839.