Lung cancer starts in your lungs and can spread to other parts of your body. There are more than 20 kinds of lung cancer. Some other conditions can have similar warning signs to lung cancer.

Chest Pain: Ongoing or increasing chest ... and guide further testing if needed. Biopsy: A biopsy is essential for confirming a diagnosis of lung cancer. It involves taking a sample of lung ...

When 34-year-old Ashley Vassallo came down with a cough and chest pain in ... a CT scan and biopsy revealed that Vassallo—an otherwise healthy, young, nonsmoker—had stage 4 lung cancer.

The five-year survival rate for lung cancer is ... Interpreting biopsy results is less error-prone, but obtaining tissue samples is invasive and may cause pain, bleeding and infection.