Lung cancer begins when abnormal cells grow and multiply in an uncontrolled way in the lungs. Cancer that starts in the lungs is called primary lung ...

Recent findings suggest that the kitchens of India are a silent battleground for health, as smoke generated from conventional ...

Feeling breathless all day can be linked to smoking, a major cause of lung damage, COPD, and lung cancer. Cigarette smoke ...

Rojas recommends adults with risk factors do an annual check-up with their primary caregiver, where they request a low-dose ...

Researchers reveal that current lung cancer screening guidelines miss 65% of patients, and call for universal age-based ...

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Lung cancer is the second-most common cancer in the United States, and the most common cause of cancer-related death. While many things contribute to your risk of developing lung cancer ...

Two modeling studies suggest that making more people eligible for lung cancer screening would prevent tens of thousands of ...

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

Low screening rates and the stigma of smoking mean many patients are diagnosed too late to benefit from treatments, according to Brenda Connolly of the American Lung Association and Moffitt Cancer ...

Cancer screenings exist to try to detect the disease in its earlier stages, and ultimately to save lives. But screenings for lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—are narrow, and ...

Every year on 16 November, the world observes International Tolerance Day, established by UNESCO and the United Nations in ...