Misconceptions often delay diagnosis and treatment, allowing the disease to progress unnoticed. It is therefore critical to separate myth from fact so people can recognise early symptoms and seek ...

The face of lung cancer — once older men with a history of smoking — has changed. By Nina Agrawal and Allison Jiang Annie Chen first noticed she was unusually short of breath in 2017, while running to ...

For decades, lung cancer has been associated with stigma, anxiety, and loss. Advances in screening, therapeutics, and survivorship have created a new reality; lung cancer is treatable, survivable, and ...

Lung cancer symptoms may appear differently in women than in men. Lung cancer tends to be diagnosed at a later stage in females, when the disease has already advanced. This means women may be more ...

A cough is one of the most common symptoms that sends people to the doctor. As many as 30 million medical visits are related to coughing. Most coughs are caused by upper respiratory infections like a ...

Lisa Goldman is 43 years old. She has never smoked but was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer two years ago. She first got in touch with me after hearing me speak on NPR, a connection discussed in a ...

New research suggests a link between high glycemic index (GI) diets and an increased risk of lung cancer, even in non-smokers ...

In 2022 Susan Wojcicki was on top of the world—CEO of YouTube, parent to five kids and running a few miles a day—when she received a shocking diagnosis: metastatic lung cancer. She soon resigned from ...