Louisiana residents have one of the highest lung cancer death rates in the country, even as groundbreaking treatments in recent years have dramatically boosted survival chances. Louisiana’s five-year survival rate for lung cancer,

The survival rate for people with lung cancer is improving, according to the new State of Lung Cancer report. The American Lung Association report says there have been important advances in early detection and treatments but lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths.

The lung cancer survival rate has improved 26% in the last five years, according to the American Lung Association’s annual “State of Lung Cancer” report that was published Tuesday.

More people with lung cancer are living longer, but it remains America's deadliest cancer, a new state-by-state report shows. "There is more work to do, but I am incredibly optimistic about the future of lung cancer care,

A new report from the American Lung Association reveals both progress and persistent challenges in the fight against lung cancer, which remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

Alabama ranks near the bottom of the nation for lung cancer survival, with just over one-fifth of diagnosed patients surviving beyond five years. According to a November report from the American Lung Association,

In the past five years, the lung cancer survival rate has improved 26%, according to the report. It credits deployment of biomarker testing -- which looks for changes in a tumor's DNA -- as a key factor. Biomarker testing can help tailor treatments to individual patients, it points out.

The survival rate among those with lung cancer has improved by more than a quarter in the last five years, according to a new report. The findings from the American Lung Association’s latest “State of Lung Cancer” report shows a 26 percent increase in the survival rate.