A new study highlights that many lung cancer patients already have risk factors for heart disease at the time of their diagnosis. These factors, including older age and smoking history ...

Getting it after surgery or on its own could slow your cancer's growth or stop it from coming back. But radiation to the chest might also raise your odds of lung cancer down the road, especially ...

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 ...

Feb. 25, 2025 — Our organs age at different rates, and a blood test determining how much they've each aged could predict the risk of conditions like lung cancer and heart disease decades later ...

If you have lung cancer, treatment may come with a hefty price tag. But health insurance -- including government programs like Medicare and Medicaid -- can help cover the bills. Even if you have ...

Lung cancer survival rates can be as high as 98% for certain cancers diagnosed in an early stage, and as low as 4% for those diagnosed with more aggressive cancers in advanced stages. Survival rates ...

Cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, data shows — but in a surprising turn of events, the most common form of the disease is primarily found in non-smokers.

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Metastatic cancer to the lungs means that cancer from another region of the body has spread to the lungs. Another term for metastatic cancer to the lungs is secondary cancer in the lungs, as the ...

Stage 4 cancer means cancer cells have spread to distant tissue or organs. The relative 5-year survival rate for a person receiving a diagnosis of stage 4 small cell lung cancer (SCLS) is 3%, and ...

This is less common in lung NETs compared to NETs that start in the digestive system. The hormones can cause symptoms that can seem separate to the cancer. These symptoms include: skin flushing ...

EGFR-positive lung cancer is a type of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It can cause symptoms such as breathing problems and hoarseness. Therapy that targets the mutation, such as EGFR ...