Never-smokers who get lung cancer tend to develop adenocarcinoma, the most common form of NSCLC. This type of cancer develops from the glandular cells that produce mucus, and the tumors tend to ...

Researchers have identified a rare cell type and the signaling pathway behind how lung damage from toxins like wildfire smoke ...

A sore throat, loss of taste, and a burning tongue are telltale signs something is wrong. But the culprit might surprise you.

Lung cancer may be curable, depending on a number of factors, including your age, health, stage of cancer, and how it ...

Corticosteroids, a commonly prescribed medication to alleviate cancer-related symptoms for non-small cell lung cancer ...

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

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 ...

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 ...