“The biggest risk for lung cancer is cigarette smoking,” says Waqar. It’s estimated that 85% of lung cancer deaths are ...

PEOPLE are being urged to look out for eight “red flag” symptoms which may be early signs of lung cancer after Quentin ...

Lung cancer screening rates among heavy current and former smokers remain low and unchanged despite prevention guidelines, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology last week. For the study, ...

"We found that older smokers for whom lung cancer screening is not recommended had a 10 times higher risk of lung cancer than never smokers."—Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, ...

After decades of qualms about lung cancer screening, the American Cancer Society said there now is enough evidence to recommend it, but only for current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74 and ...

Doctors warn that lung cancer is not only a smoker’s disease. Non-smokers are also at risk because of air pollution and ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Medicare program is proposing to add lung cancer screening tests for beneficiaries with a history of heavy smoking, the federal government announced on Monday. Screening for lung ...

(CNN) --Smoking weed while being a tobacco smoker may increase damage to the respiratory system, a new study found. "There's a public perception that marijuana is safer than tobacco, and this study ...

A growing number of young non-smokers are being diagnosed with lung cancer, as seen in a 31-year-old woman from Ghaziabad.

A woman who had part of her lung removed after being misdiagnosed with cancer says she has been left with permanent ...

This article was originally published on The Fresh Toast and appears here with permission. Cannabis by itself is not bad for your lungs, but smoking it is. Smoking weed leads to the deposit of four ...