Test your home for radon. It could safe your life UW experts say
MADISON, Wis. -- Experts at the UW Carbone Cancer Center say you should test for radon inside your house. Radon exposure is the…
lung cancer
More people are surviving lung cancer in the US, report finds
Over the past decade, the rate of new lung cancer cases diagnosed in the United States has dropped 19% and the five-year survival rate has climbed 26%, according to a new report.
This Army veteran is helping to take the fight to lung cancer
An Army combat veteran who is facing the fight of her life has joined forces with a former NFL player to raise awareness in the battle against lung cancer.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey being treated for lung cancer
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Thursday that she is undergoing treatment for recently-discovered lung cancer.
Cigarette filters are No.1 plastic pollutant
Plastic straws and bags have received widespread attention as pollutants. But another, even bigger, plastic problem has been slipping under the radar -- cigarette filters.
Justice Ginsburg shows 'no evidence of remaining disease'
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's recovery from surgery is "on track" but she will miss oral arguments next week, the Supreme Court announced Friday. Ginsburg is still recuperating from surgery to remove two cancerous nodules from her lungs.
Understanding Ruth Bader Ginsburg's cancer operation
The Supreme Court announced Friday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had two cancerous nodules removed from her left lung's lower lobe in an operation known as a lobectomy.
Younger American women more likely to get lung cancer than men
Historically, men have been more likely to develop lung cancer than women in the United States, but new research indicates that this sex-based trend has flipped.
Treatment combo improves lung cancer survival times, study finds
Combining an immunotherapy drug with chemotherapy nearly doubled the survival time of some lung cancer patients compared to patients treated with chemotherapy alone, new research published Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine showed.
Lung cancer screenings can save lives
A recent study shows that taking CT scans of patients at risk for lung cancer can be more effective than taking X-rays.
First Warn Forecast
