Lung cancer is a common cancer that affects around 226,000 people a year. Although it is still considered a deadly cancer, the death rate has fallen significantly since its peak in the early 1990s.

One study found that the five-year incidence of cancer-related death for people with stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer was 7.5% for those under the age of 65, 10.7% for people between 65 and 74 ...

Leading the nation in cancer diagnoses is Maine, which recorded 650 cancer cases per 100,000 residents in 2021—the highest in the U.S. The most common cancer in Maine is breast cancer, followed ...

The annual cancer statistics report from the National Cancer Institute, published in the journal Cancer on April 21, shows some signs of progress in America’s fight against the disease.

Bob Uecker's cause of death has not been revealed, but his family said he had been battling small cell lung cancer since early 2023. Bob Uecker's cause of death has not been revealed, ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

Kerala is projected to witness a drastic increase in cancer cases by 2030 with breast and lung cancers at the forefront ...

Too many Floridians are being diagnosed too late with ling cancer, but you don’t need to be another statistic. What you need ...

The Welsh Government has confirmed that work on the programme will commence this year, with the first participants invited to ...

The Welsh government has announced plans to offer lung cancer screening to current and former smokers aged 55 to 74, with a ...

Of any cancer, lung cancer kills the most people worldwide each year. The earliest mention of cancer in Homo sapien history (though it was not yet called by that name) dates to about 3000 B.C.