We currently know that COPD, and specifically emphysema, is not just a lung disease found alongside lung cancer; it increases ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, with cigarette smoking as its primary driver. Chemical carcinogens like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in tobacco ...

Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest cancer, and cigarette smoke is its chief culprit. Chemicals in tobacco, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), damage DNA and trigger the mutations ...

Iowans are more likely to develop lung cancer than the average American. Demographics and even geology play a role, but ...

There was encouraging news last week, that, at long last, deaths related to lung cancer are going down significantly. However, in this week's Moves in Medicine, we look at the new challenge: Why are ...

From new imaging and targeted therapies to patient journeys, 2025 highlighted key advances and personal stories in lung ...

Researchers and health experts in India are raising the alarm that lung cancer, long linked to smoking, is increasingly ...

Lung cancer is hard to catch early and even harder to survive once it is found. A new clinical trial will test whether a ...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — an estimated 235,000 new cases of lung cancer and 125,000 deaths are expected to occur this year in the US. Dr. Daniel Sterman, the division director for ...

Lung cancer (the leading cause of cancer-related deaths) presents many treatment challenges, largely due to symptoms that present late or are mistaken for signs of less serious conditions. Fortunately ...