When people hear the words “small cell lung cancer,” fear and confusion often follow. This aggressive form of lung cancer, ...

Lung disease is a silent and often deadly threat that lurks in the lives of smokers. For many, smoking is a habit formed over years, becoming a part of their daily routine. However, the consequences ...

Millions of Ohioans don't know they're inhaling air poisoned by radon, a gas estimated to lurk beneath about 50% of Ohio ...

Misconceptions often delay diagnosis and treatment, allowing the disease to progress unnoticed. It is therefore critical to separate myth from fact so people can recognise early symptoms and seek ...

Lung cancer that develops in smokers is not the same disease as lung cancer that develops in people who've never touched a cigarette, a new study finds. There are nearly twice as many DNA changes in ...

Until the early 1900s, lung cancer was relatively rare. But as more people began to smoke, rates of lung cancer rose drastically. Not every person who smokes will develop lung cancer, but smoking ...

Not smoking is still the best way to lower your risk of lung cancer. But doctors are seeing something unexpected: more people who have never smoked are being diagnosed with the disease. “It’s ...

Researchers have identified unique genetic signatures of lung cancer in people who never smoked cigarettes, using whole genome sequencing to analyze tumors from this under-studied population. The new ...

Around 20% of women with lung cancer have never smoked. Mallika Wiriyathitipirn/EyeEm via Getty Images When many people think of an average lung cancer patient, they often imagine an older man smoking ...

While scientists are still far from understanding the root causes behind most cancers, there are instances in which particular human behaviors have been linked to the development of specific ...