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An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.
Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...
The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.
Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years. A British ...
The Philadelphia cyclist is riding coast to coast to help lung cancer patients. "It's been a long journey," Owens said.He ...
Nearly a quarter of all newly-diagnosed patients with advanced lung cancer are not given a test that could improve their chances for long-term survival and reduce their side effects.
Lung cancer screening has been proven to save lives. But according to a new study, only 5.8% of people eligible for a free, low-dose CT scan actually get screened for lung cancer – far below ...
From July, eligible Australians will be screened for lung cancer as part of the nation's first new cancer screening program ...
The most common form of lung cancer is primarily found in non-smokers, a new study reveals. Doctors react to the surprising driver of the disease and other risk factors.
Chronic lung inflammation is known to raise the risk of lung cancer, even among people who never smoked. EVALI This acronym stands for "e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury." ...
Lung cancer is linked to several known risk factors for the disease. The main cause of lung cancer is tobacco smoking. So the most important way to help prevent lung cancer is to quit smoking.
Lung cancer is “the biggest cancer killer because it’s relatively common and relatively hard to treat,” said Florian Fintelmann, an interventional radiologist at the Massachusetts General ...