Lung cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths nationwide, and women are 1 1/2 times more likely to get diagnosed with ...

The Ion Robotic Navigational Bronchoscopy system is minimally invasive and can identify cancer in even the smallest lung nodules.

50 – 80 years of age Have a 20 pack-year history of smoking (1 pack a day for 20 years or 2 packs a day for 10 years) Are a current smoker or have quit within the last 15 years If you meet the ...

The 2025 Lung Ambition Awards ? a Canadian-based lung cancer research award program ? is now open for submissions. For the third time, the program will grant $100,000 to research teams working to ...

Many women are not aware of the risk factors. Some of the non-tobacco-related causes of lung cancer include exposure to: Previous radiation therapy to the chest for treatment of other cancers Asbestos ...

While lymphoma is a type of cancer, it is not lung cancer even though there can be lung nodules and ground-glass appearance on imaging studies that are similar to some lung cancers. Keep in mind that ...

Metastatic lung cancer is cancer that has spread (metastasized) from the lungs to other parts of the body, such as the liver or brain. While early-stage lung cancer is often asymptomatic (without ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of five types of pulmonary hypertension. It happens when the blood vessels in your lungs narrow and scar so much that it’s hard for blood to move ...

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two lung-nodule computer-aided detection (CAD) systems demonstrated reduced sensitivity on low- versus standard-dose computed tomography (CT) scans for small ...

What Is Stage III Lung Cancer? Doctors use stages to describe how much cancer you have and where it is in your body. People with stage III lung cancer can be a very mixed group. Their tumors can ...