Lung cancer, a type of cancer that originates in the lungs, has long been synonymous with smoking. It occurs when cells in the lungs grow uncontrollably and form tumors, potentially interfering with ...

Iowans are more likely to develop lung cancer than the average American. Demographics and even geology play a role, but ...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — Here in the borderland, there are many risk factors that can make El Pasoans suceptible to developing lung cancer. While smoking is the leading cause for lung ...

As a lung cancer researcher and patient advocate at Trinity College Dublin, Anne-Marie Baird gets mixed responses when she tells people about her profession. One of the more memorable was when, at a ...

Never-smoker Leah Phillips, co-founder of the Young Lung Cancer Initiative, raises awareness that anyone with lungs can develop lung cancer. Leah Phillips, co-founder of the Young Lung Cancer ...

(BPT) - By Daniel J. Boffa, MD, MBA, FACS, Vice-Chair, American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Lung cancer can enter a person's life like a tornado, creating chaos out of nowhere and leaving ...

Smokers who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) may face nearly twice the risk of getting small cell lung cancer (SCLC)--the deadliest form of lung cancer--than smokers who don't have ...