“The biggest risk for lung cancer is cigarette smoking,” says Waqar. It’s estimated that 85% of lung cancer deaths are ...

Recreational use of marijuana has gained a lot of momentum since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize it in 2012. According to a recent poll by Gallup, roughly 15 percent of ...

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among men (behind prostate cancer) and women (behind breast cancer) in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Nearly a quarter of a ...

“There’s no one who doesn’t know the risks,” says Peter Shields, MD, a professor of internal medicine and epidemiology at the Ohio State University in Columbus. But, he says, nicotine is incredibly ...

Many factors can increase your risk of lung cancer. Some are controllable, like smoking, while others aren’t, like your medical history. Knowing the controllable risk factors might help you reduce ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. It kills more people every year than breast, colon and prostate ...

A look at frequently asked questions about radon and what Ohioans can do to protect themselves from the toxic gas.

After her shocking lung cancer diagnosis, the late Susan Wojcicki dedicated herself to fighting the disease and looking for ...

The lung cancer screening system “is not a risk assessment. It is a judgment system designed as one,” writes the director of ...

Lisa Goldman is 43 years old. She has never smoked but was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer two years ago. She first got in touch with me after hearing me speak on NPR, a connection discussed in a ...

Deaths from lung cancer in Cuyahoga County are slowly dropping, but it remains the deadliest form of the disease in the region. It accounted for 23% of all cancer deaths in Cuyahoga County from 2018 ...