Scientists have discovered that losing a key protein in small cell lung cancer triggers inflammation that actually helps ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer. It kills more people in the U.S. than breast, prostate, and colon ...

Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease's development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research from UVA Health's Beirne ...

Many eligible patients miss lung cancer screening due to low awareness and systemic barriers, putting underserved groups at higher risk for late-stage disease. She also explained the differences in ...

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in diagnoses at later stages of the disease. By Rebecca Robbins and Gina Kolata A ...

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

In a recent opinion piece published in the journal Trends in Cancer, researchers examined the rising global burden of lung cancer in people with no history of smoking. This phenomenon requires its own ...

EGFR-positive lung cancer is more common in non-smokers (particularly those with adenocarcinoma) and younger adults, as it often develops from a single genetic mutation rather than widespread DNA ...

AURORA, Colorado — Researchers at the CU Anschutz Cancer Center have launched a clinical trial funded by the National Cancer Institute that will evaluate blood tests that could detect a number of ...

DES MOINES — Linn County is among roughly a dozen Iowa counties with significantly higher overall cancer rates, and advanced stage lung cancer is particularly problematic statewide, according to ...

Hoover Institution senior fellow Victor Davis Hanson offered a rare direct update on his health Monday following lung cancer surgery. In December, Hanson, 72, a famed author, scholar and conservative ...