For current smokers—or those who’ve smoked in the last 15 years—screening for lung cancer should begin at age 50.

But a lot of work remains to get eligible people screened for lung cancer and expand affordable access to the targeted ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — A new report recently released by the surgeon general warns about the ongoing dangers of cigarettes. The American Lung Association suggests combating this issue by getting ...

Certain chronic conditions that affect the lungs, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), can have ...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which serves as a good reminder of the resources available locally to help catch the ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in North Carolina and across the United States, according to a ...

Yet just 16% of eligible people get screened for lung cancer, far lower than screening rates for colorectal or breast cancer. “So, if you smoked a pack (of cigarettes) a day for 20 years ...

Louisiana’s five-year survival rate for lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths, is 22.9%. That ranks the state 43 ...

In recognition of November as Lung Cancer Awareness Month, the Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center unveiled the Jack D. Weiler Hospital's newly ...

More people with lung cancer are living longer, but it remains America's deadliest cancer, a new state-by-state report shows.