Lung metastases are a devastating reality for over half of cancer patients whose tumors spread beyond their initial sites.

From breaking news to special features, we're on it! Join the NonStop Local Chord group and always be in the know. FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The lungs are a tempting place for cancer ...

Over half of the patients whose cancer spreads from its site of origin will develop metastases, or secondary tumors, in the lung. It’s known that cancer cells are transported from one part of the body ...

The American Cancer Society has just published a primer on microplastics and cancer. A review of antibody-drug conjugates ...

This isn’t exactly a breath of fresh air. Air pollution can cause lung cancer without mutating cells, a new study found. Published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the study analyzed the presence of ...

Respiratory viruses may activate the growth of dormant cancer cells that have spread to the lungs from elsewhere in the body. Infections like flu seem to spark an inflammatory response that helps the ...

A new program launched by UR Medicine primary care in 2022 has helped more than double lung screening rates. A recent study ...

It’s ah-choo much for the body to handle. Viral infections like the flu and COVID-19 can “awaken” dormant breast cancer cells hiding in the lungs, paving the way for deadly metastatic disease, a new ...

A New York City woman is using her lung cancer survival story to push for early detection, especially among nonsmokers and those in underserved communities. Colette Smith of the Bronx wrote a message ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — In April, Keith Zafren shared his cancer journey with LEX 18, chronicling a long battle with the disease before a risky lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine. Now, Zafren ...

Cyndia Sanchez is back teaching cycling classes after a devastating bout with cancer that filled her lungs with tumors so numerous that if it were a different type of cancer, aggressive treatment ...