DURING SCREENING SEASON, which runs from March to December, LUCAS sets off on Mondays from the cancer institute in Morgantown ...

A fundamental discovery by University of Missouri scientists could help solve one of the most frustrating challenges in ...

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic ...

Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years.

Cancer incidence increases with age, especially in lung cancer, with a median age of diagnosis at 70 years. 4, 5 However, a subset of this population is diagnosed at a very young age. In the absence ...

UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among ...

A study published in 2017 found that the incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC, the most common type of the disease) in never-smokers has been on the rise, increasing by 8 percent between ...

DULUTH — Since being diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer in November 2024, running has taken on a new meaning for 37-year-old Caitlin Quinn. A mother of three children between 2 and 7, running ...