A new handheld breath test for lung cancer may make diagnoses as easy as a visit to the doctor's office or drugstore, without the false positives of more expensive testing.

Lung cancer screenings for smokers could help them quit, even if their results come back negative.

Breast cancer patients who receive radiotherapy have a small but significant risk of developing a subsequent lung tumor, a new study finds.

The rates of lung cancer among women in the UK have increased significantly since 1975, while the rates among men have decreased.

Pfizer is disappointed with its experimental drug, dacomitinib, which failed in two late-stage studies involving patients who had previously undergone chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

The lung cancer breathalyzer will detect so-called biomarkers indicative of pulmonary tumor growth.

Under current CT scan screening protocols, nearly 20 percent of lung cancer diagnoses may involve tumors that are too slow-growing to cause any actual damage.

By converting stem cells into functioning lung and airway cells, scientists have taken the first step towards rebuilding a damaged pulmonary system.

The accuracy and efficiency of proton therapy stands to transform radiation treatment for lung cancer patients.

The number of lung cancer patients in Beijing has jumped significantly, due in part to the heavy smog hanging over the city.

A new combination of enzyme inhibiting drugs that causes cancerous cells to digest themselves could soon enter clinical trials.

A simple breath test detecting chemical signatures could soon help physicians screen for lung cancer.