The fact that smoking tobacco is a major risk factor for lung cancer – as well as numerous other diseases – is so well ...

Lung cancer, a major health risk often linked to smoking, can still pose a significant threat to those who have never indulged in tobacco throughout their life. Despite cigarettes being the leading ...

Vicky Ni has been battling lung cancer — a diagnosis that came out of the blue in 2019 after she went to a doctor for pain in her shoulder. "He was taking X-rays of my neck, and it was only by ...

Historically, lung cancer was known as a men’s disease, due to their higher occupational exposure and higher smoking rates than ... and swelling in the face and neck veins.

Officials say smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, but it is not the only one. “Radon gas, asbestos exposure, and ...

“Anything that is consumed repetitively and causes damage to organs in the body is going to lead to chronic inflammation and damage the cells,” said Dr. Gentzler. “And that chronic damage and ...

"We're unfortunately seeing up to 20% of patients who present with lung cancer have never smoked," said Abbas. At younger ...

About 80% of lung cancer deaths are believed to be caused by smoking. This makes events like the Great American Smokeout another key November awareness event. Held on the third Thursday of ...