Survival rates for people diagnosed with lung cancer have increased over time as treatment options have advanced. As of 2020, the overall five-year survival rate for all lung cancers diagnosed at ...

The American Lung Association released its 2024 State of Lung Cancer report, which examines key indicators to highlight how the toll of lung cancer varies by state. Lung cancer is the leading ...

“Lung cancer rates in the U.S. are declining as we’d expect, as smoking populations have declined, but they are not declining as much as you’d expect given the drop off in smoking,” Moritz ...

"The rate of lung cancer has surged from 6.62 per 1,00,000 in 1990 to 7.7 per 1,00,000 in 2019 and a significant rise is ... Exposure to smoke-filled environments over time can cause damage to ...

Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest cancer, and cigarette smoke is its chief culprit. Chemicals in tobacco, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), damage DNA and trigger the mutations ...

The most common form of lung cancer is primarily found in non-smokers, a new study reveals. Doctors react to the surprising driver of the disease and other risk factors.

Joshua K. Sabari, MD, of NYU Langone Health discusses promising results for zongertinib in HER2-mutant NSCLC; the tyrosine ...

The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s ...