Lung Cancer Stories
- Air pollution and a symphony of honking horns tend to make people angry, so it makes sense they also raise our blood pressure — as much as being overweight.
- An experimental drug proves better than standard chemotherapy in every way for patients with certain types of advanced lung cancer.
- You coughed up blood; now what? Here are five common explanations for this frightening symptom.
- These are the four most common cancers to be diagnosed in women, plus the risk factors that make women even more likely to develop them.
- These are the five most common cancers in men — from prostate cancer to melanoma skin cancer — and how to reduce your risk.
- Many family physicians don’t believe lung cancer screening can reduce deaths from these tumors, and some don’t offer tests even to longtime smokers, a U.S. survey suggests.
- Researchers worry the treatment will further damage immune function in lung cancer patients with other conditions, like arthritis and lupus.
- As of Jan. 1, 2016, more than 15.5 million Americans have a history of cancer; in 2026, this number will reach more than 20 million.
- A breathalyzer designed to detect the early signs of lung cancer is undergoing clinical trials at 17 British hospitals, with the aim of having the non-invasive technology in clinics in 2017.
- The United States Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the expanded use of Pfizer Inc's drug to treat a type of lung cancer.
- Eating high glycemic index foods, including white bread, is associated with an increased risk of lung cancer in non-smokers.
- Clinical trials expose cancer patients to promising new treatments, so why aren't they being promoted on Twitter?