According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer accounts for more deaths than any other cancer — nearly 27 percent. Rates have been declining since the 1980s for men and since the early 2000s ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) -— A new report from the American Lung Association shows while lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women, the survival rate has “dramatically ...

Receiving a diagnosis of cancer is stressful enough, but having to wait for further tests and subsequent treatments can really add to a patient's anxiety levels. For instance, if a "spot" appears on a ...

Tumors can spread from one lung to the other and beyond. How are possible cancer metastases diagnosed in early stages? In 2002, 53-year-old David Sturges made an appointment with a cardiologist to ...

Philippa Cheetham, MD: Hello, and welcome to Cure Connections ®. I am your host, Dr. Philippa Cheetham. November is lung cancer awareness month, and here at CURE Connections ®, we thought it was the ...

Lung cancer is a devastating disease. According to the World Health Organization, lung cancer is one of the most common causes of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 2.21 million cases in 2020 ...

After a car accident in 2016, Yovanna Portillo, then 34, visited the emergency room as a precaution. Doctors diagnosed her with whiplash from the collision. But one of the scans she underwent detected ...

PLAISTOW — Lauren Coye has set out to defeat and prove her biggest enemy, and motivator, wrong. The 26-year-old lung cancer survivor is challenging herself to accomplish feats she was told she would ...