Vaping-related lung disease may be caused by chemical exposure
Lung damage in those using e-cigarettes might be caused by chemicals in the vape liquid, according to a letter published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Air pollution ages lungs faster, increases risk of COPD
Air pollution does a lot more damage to our lungs than scientists realized, according to a new study in Monday's European Respiratory Journal. Researchers found it ages lungs more quickly, putting us at higher risk of COPD.
Number of Americans breathing polluted air rising, report says
More Americans are breathing air that will make them sick, according to the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report.
UW clinical trial holds hope for lung cancer patients
For nearly a decade, Donna Blair Kortsch has been the smiling face that greets customers and co-workers at the Ace Hardware in Cottage Grove.
Cancer research gave woman the gift of one last summer
When Rich Valenta looks out over the lake in front of his cottage and feels the peace it brings, he understands the value and importance of cancer research. That research bought his wife of 30 years one last summer of knowing the same peace.
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