A recent study of 2.9 million participants found a link between quitting smoking before the age of 50 and a significant ...

Quitting smoking is a major win for your health, but the journey does not end with the last cigarette. Years of exposure leave behind toxins, oxidative stress, and inflammation in the lungs, and these ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., with 229,410 new cases and nearly 125,000 deaths expected in 2026. Tobacco use is the dominant risk factor for lung cancer, ...

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SHREVEPORT, La. - A routine medical screening is credited with saving a local woman's life. Doctors say lung cancer often shows no symptoms in its earliest stages, which is why screening can be ...

Shame can shape how early patients get diagnosed, and how aggressively they pursue treatment, if at all. In a 2014 study, Dr.