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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.
A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic ...
Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...
AstraZeneca and its partner Daiichi Sankyo have won approval from U.S. regulators for their precision drug Datroway to treat ...
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A double-lung transplant patient has died after his battle for coverage from his health insurance company went viral online. Deron Wells died last week, just days after being ...
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A double-lung transplant patient has died after his battle for coverage from his health insurance company went viral online.
Lung cancer is the nation's deadliest cancer and advocates say the new screening program provides long-awaited hope. What's next? The program aims to save 12,000 lives over the next decade.
The program, which began in 2013 with just seven screenings, has now conducted over 50,000 screenings. Dr. Gieske shared the impact of these efforts: "We've now found over 500 stage 1 lung cancers ...
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 19 (UPI) --With lung cancer rates among non-smokers rising, especially young East Asian women, a new study released Monday is touting the promise of an artificial intelligence ...
Understanding why some smokers never get lung cancer doesn’t mean the habit is safe. If anything, the unpredictability reinforces just how dangerous smoking truly is.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A stage four lung cancer patient has been transferred to Chicago for a double-lung transplant just days after his insurance company reversed its decision. Deron Wells' story ...
AstraZeneca’s AI lung cancer screening program executes 5 mn tests, flags 50k individuals at high risk The screen program is part of the World Economic Forum's EDISON alliance 1 billion lives ...