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Addressing nearly 500 lung specialists from South India, the Head of pulmonology, at Yashoda Hospitals, Dr V Nagarjuna Maturu, in a one-day International Conference and Live workshop, said the EBUS technique has inherent advantages over other diagnostic procedures

Lancet study found that adenocarcinoma -- a cancer that starts in glands that produce fluids such as mucus and digestive ones -- has become the dominant subtype among both men and women.

Passive smoking in children can result in respiratory problems, Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), ear infections, developmental delays, and future heart disease.

World Lung Cancer Day, observed annually on August 1, aims to raise awareness about lung cancer, a leading cause of global mortality.

According to Jason Akulian from the UNC Department of Medicine, "This technology enables us to access targets that would be otherwise unreachable with a conventional bronchoscope, or even a robotic one."

There are some classic symptoms of lung cancer that are generally not a cause for worry but should be evaluated in old age.

Scientists say research has reached a turning point. A vaccine shot could shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back.

Taking the drug osimertinib, developed by AstraZeneca, after surgery dramatically reduced the risk of patients dying by 51 per cent

Quitting smoking early was associated with higher survival rates following a lung cancer diagnosis

Warangal: Interventional Pulmonologist Dr Harshini Errabelli has done the spot diagnosis of lung cancer using the Endobronchial Ultrasound Bronchoscopy (EBUS), an ultra-modern procedure, and state of the art facility available at Prathima Cancer Institute here on Thursday. A 60- year-old patient was diagnosed and confirmed cancer immediately by Dr Harshini Errabelli who was trained in […]

The petitioner claimed that air pollution affects the lungs and can cause serious diseases like lung cancer.

Paris Michailidis used to work as a private fund manager where he was managing a portfolio worth more than 150 Million of commercial investments. But he had to leave the job after the death of his brother due to lung cancer in 2013. After some time, his father also got diagnosed with stage 4 Lung […]

Washington: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and early detection and treatment are key to prolonging patient survival. A recent study by Wiley published online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, found that education and income in the area were related to the stage […]

The new study titled, 'Glucagon regulates the stability of REV-ERBa to modulate hepatic glucose production in a model of lung cancer-associated cachexia', was published in the journal Science Advances.

The JTO is an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. Although the association between measures of obesity and both cancer incidence and outcome are clear in some solid tumour types

Oral cancer can be detected early in the pre-cancerous stage through regular screening.

India has adopted a Climate Change Action Plan, but it does not have a clearly defined emission-control target