"Pollutants in the air, such as particulate matter and industrial emissions, can damage lung tissue and lead to cancer over time." Marianne Matzo, PhD, a certified advanced nurse practitioner in ...

This damage stops cancer cells from dividing and causes ... It's been hard for researchers to figure out the risk of lung cancer after radiation therapy. That’s because most of the studies ...

Lung cancer is often caused by cigarette smoking. Tobacco smoke contains carcinogens. These are substances that cause cancer. They damage lung cells, and over time the damaged cells can turn into lung ...

the cancer cells would spread to the rest of the body, and it would come back a matter of months after the transplant.” But after developing a new technique to replace damaged lungs during the ...

Biomass burning-whether from wildfires, wood stoves or agricultural fires-sends massive amounts of tiny particles and chemicals into the air.

can damage lung tissue and lead to cancer over time." Marianne Matzo, PhD, a certified advanced nurse practitioner in Dallas, Texas, agreed that poor air quality and pollution can contribute to ...