A common over-the-counter ingredient in many cough syrups may have a greater purpose for people suffering from lung fibrosis ...

A new molecular imaging agent can accurately identify a crucial biomarker found among many different types of cancer. Precise ...

Background Limited research exists on screening thresholds for low-dose CT in detecting malignant pure ground-glass lung ...

Patients living with emphysema experience shortness of breath because areas within the lungs are diseased and are holding trapped air (hyperinflation of the lung). This makes it difficult to inhale ...

Lobectomy: Cut out an entire lobe of the lung. (The right lung is divided into three lobes; the left lung has two lobes.) Most surgeons prefer this option since it offers the best chance for a cure.

Your lungs are made up of five sections or lobes — three in your right lung and two in your left. A lobectomy removes one or more of these lobes. After the surgery, your healthy tissue makes up ...

Lung cancer often spreads to the lymph nodes before spreading ... In people with N1 disease, outcomes are better if the affected lymph nodes are in the hilar zone rather than the peripheral zone. In ...

Experts believe that prolonged exposure to air pollution can lead to lung cancer in non-smokers. According to them, frequent exposure to airborne toxins, particularly in environments with poor to ...

Yet, in the 18 years since, concerns have continued to dog Wikipedia over whether its articles do indeed tend to favour the Left. It’s an important question, too. While Conservapedia’s reach ...

This was her body’s reaction to the cancer cells, which had spread from her right lung, where the tumour originated, to her left lung, affecting her spine and lymph nodes. “I couldn’t walk ...