The Latest Breaking News from Lung Cancer

World COPD Day: Know Symptoms, Risk Factors, Ways To Prevent Chronic Lung Disease

People with COPD are at high risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer and other complications, including depression and high blood pressure in the lung arteries.

Medical Daily · Nov 15, 2023

Lung cancer survival rates rise, but low screening rates leave many people at risk

A new survey finds more people are surviving lung cancer and racial disparities are shrinking. But unless it's caught early, lung cancer still has a low survival rate.

WEKU · Nov 14, 2023

Lung cancer in young adults: What are the causes, challenges and prevention measures

Lung cancer is usually more predominant among older individuals who have a history of smoking or if they are exposed to environmental carcinogens for a longer term. However, lung cancer does not only affect the elderly individuals or anyone with history of smoking, but it can develop among young adults…

The Times of India · Nov 12, 2023

Millions more people need lung cancer screening, ACS says

New guidelines from the American Cancer Society suggest millions more people should get yearly lung cancer screenings than were previously recommended to.

LiveScience · Nov 3, 2023

The American Cancer Society says more people should get screened for lung cancer

New guidelines say more current and former smokers should get screened on a yearly basis. New treatments for lung cancer make early detection of the lethal disease more important.

WEKU · Nov 1, 2023

5 million more American smokers—and former smokers—should now get screened for lung cancer annually. Here's why

Recent studies have shown that modifying screening requirements “could make a real difference in saving lives," the American Cancer Society says.

Fortune · Nov 1, 2023

Cancer has many faces − 5 counterintuitive ways scientists are approaching cancer research to improve treatment and prevention

How researchers conceptualize a disease informs how they treat it. Cancer is often described as uncontrollable cell growth triggered by genetic damage. But cancer can also be seen from angles that emphasize mathematics, evolutionary game theory and physics, among others.

The Conversation · Nov 1, 2023

Mizoram has the highest rate of cancer in India

In Mizoram, cancer incidence and mortality rising; stomach cancer primary cause of death for men, lung cancer for women. Study notes static lifestyle and dietary patterns, lack of specialised diagnostic facilities and skilled human resources, transportation challenges as possible causes. One in nine people in India likely to develop cancer…

The Hindu · Oct 27, 2023

Massive Attack guitarist Angelo Bruschini dies following lung cancer diagnosis

The UK trip-hop collective hailed the musician as a 'singularly brilliant and eccentric talent'

Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023

AI-based lung cancer screening in 19 district hospitals in Karnataka to benefit over 1.4 lakh patients

The screening technology that will be first deployed in K.C. General Hospital in Bengaluru is set to benefit 1.4 lakh patients annually.

The Hindu · Oct 13, 2023