A severe case of COVID-19 or influenza could increase the risk of lung cancer later on, according to new research. Scientists ...
Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest cancer, and cigarette smoke is its chief culprit. Chemicals in tobacco, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), damage DNA and trigger the mutations ...
As a nonsmoker lung cancer hasn't been a concern of mine, but I recently heard it can affect people who have never smoked. If ...
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — an estimated 235,000 new cases of lung cancer and 125,000 deaths are expected to occur this year in the US. Dr. Daniel Sterman, the division director for ...
Lung cancer (the leading cause of cancer-related deaths) presents many treatment challenges, largely due to symptoms that present late or are mistaken for signs of less serious conditions. Fortunately ...
A UVA Health study finds severe viral infections can prime the lungs for cancer, but vaccination appears to reduce that risk.
Severe COVID or flu may quietly raise lung cancer risk—but vaccines appear to stop the damage before it starts.