Discover protective tips to lower lung cancer risk even with a smoking history. Proven approaches for current and former smokers to strengthen lung health.

Plus Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PSTV) shares rose 71% after the company said on Thursday that the U.S. FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation for its treatment of leptomeningeal metastases in lung cancer patients.

The film discusses the pressures on teenagers to smoke and the associated health risks, particularly lung cancer and heart disease. It presents statistical evidence linking smoking to increased mortality rates from lung cancer and highlights the challenges of quitting smoking.

The researchers found that factors favoring chemoimmunotherapy included higher socioeconomic status, being uninsured, a more recent diagnosis and prior glucocorticoid/steroid use.

The Republican House majority is in jeopardy due to the upcoming Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, which could result in a liberal majority on the court and the potential striking down of the state’s congressional map, costing Republicans two U.S. House seats.

Thousands of patients with lung cancer face delays in genomic testing, preventing timely access to targeted treatments that could improve survival rates, according to a report.

The randomized NLST had shown that three rounds of annual screening with low-dose CT reduced lung cancer mortality by 20% among current and former smokers as compared with the same number of annual screens with chest radiography. However, there were risks as well: false positives, complications in procedures for benign nodules, and more.

Beyond smoking, medical experts reveal surprising everyday factors that may increase your lung cancer risk, from household dangers to environmental exposures.

Utah has the lowest rate of smoking in the nation, but lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the state, according to the EPA.

Life science firm Nuvation Bio raised $250 million to bring its novel lung cancer therapy to market and help it reach profitability, the company said Monday.

As technology advances in the fight against cancer, Allegheny Health Network is using a new robotic tool to diagnose lung cancer. For many people doctor's visits bring anxiety, but the word cancer brings a whole new level of stress.

Feb. 6, 2025 — Scientists have created a new low-cost, fast response sensor to detect lung cancer biomarkers, paving the way for the development of screening devices to spot the disease even ...