The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends a low-dose CT scan of the chest for anyone who is between ages 50 and 80 ...

This cancer is often attributed to a lifestyle habit, but some experts suggest that association has left out 80% of the ...

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 ...

A RECENT study examining the impact of airflow limitation (AL) on lung cancer (LC) screening outcomes suggests that the ...

It is necessary to take further preventive measures such as strengthening tobacco control, enhancing health education and expanding screening efforts. Lung cancer has been the most commonly cancer and ...

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 ...

However, only a quarter of cases diagnosed each year are at an early stage and rates for lung cancer screening are extremely low across the country. “Early diagnosis of lung cancer can greatly improve ...

By the time symptoms appear, the cancer may have already spread, which can significantly reduce treatment options. However, regular screening can catch lung cancer in its early stages before it ...

I wanted to introduce you to Jim Pantelas, a 19-year lung cancer survivor from Howell who is shining a spotlight on the importance of screening and overcoming the stigma of lung cancer and an ...

YouTube has shared a final blog post from Susan Wojcicki, the company’s former CEO and one of Google’s earliest employees, detailing her unexpected diagnosis and two-year battle with lung cancer.

Mundin said that she hopes more awareness is raised around this increase in lung cancer among young women and that it leads to the development of targeted screening, such as for people with a ...