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19 Nov
Lung Cancer Survival Rates in the U.S. Are Improving
Americans with lung cancer are living longer, according to a new report from the American Lung Association, but researchers say increased screening and access to genetic testing can boost progress even more.
12 Jul
40% of Cancer Cases Are Linked to Lifestyle Choices, New Study Finds
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society finds 40% of cancer cases and about half of all cancer deaths are caused by potentially modifiable risk factors.
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Diabetes Drug Metformin Might Help Fight Lung Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 27, 2024
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Already the go-to drug of choice for millions with type 2 diabetes, metformin might also fight lung cancer if those patients have it as well, new research shows.
Supreme Court Won't Hear Big Tobacco's Challenge to Cigarette Warning Labels
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 25, 2024
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a major tobacco company's challenge to a federal law that would mandate graphic images on cigarette packs.
Some of the proposed images include a woman with a large lump on her neck alongside the message "WARNING:
There's Been a Big Improvement in Lung Cancer Survival
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- November 19, 2024
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More people with lung cancer are living longer, but it remains America's deadliest cancer, a new state-by-state report shows.
"There is more work to do, but I am incredibly optimisti...
Early Steps to a Breath Test for Lung Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2024
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An experimental portable device might be able to detect lung cancer from a person’s exhaled breath, researchers report.
The device contains “nanoflake” sensors that...
Quitting Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis Boosts Survival by Up to 26%
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2024
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Smokers diagnosed with cancer often shrug and keep lighting up, figuring a few more butts won’t make much difference.
They’re very mistaken, a new study finds.
Family, Friends Crucial to Whether You Get Screened for Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2024
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Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found.
Women are more likely to undergo regular cancer screening if they have a tighter web of social and emotional connections, rese...
Seniors, You're Never Too Old to Quit Smoking, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2024
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It’s never too late for a person to quit smoking, even if they’re elderly, a new study finds.
Dropping the smokes even...
Many Nonsmokers Have Lung Nodules Linked to Cancer Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 13, 2024
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Many nonsmokers have lung nodules that have been linked to lung cancer, a new study warns.
About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is a small m...
Smoking, Vaping Tied to Similar Unhealthy Changes in DNA
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 13, 2024
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New research suggests that switching from smoking to vaping won't prevent some dangerous changes to a person's genome.
A new study conducted in young adults shows similar cancer-linked gene changes in both
Smoking & Vaping Together Raise Lung Cancer Risks Even Higher
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2024
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Experts have long suspected it, but a new study confirms that folks who vape and smoke tobacco face higher risks for lung cancer than if they'd done either alone.
“From a public health perspective, we have always been concerned about dual-use of both traditional an...
Why Are Cancer Rates Rising Among Gen X, Millennials?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2024
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Cancer rates are rising among Gen Xers and millennials, a new study reports.
Successively younger generations are more frequently being diagnosed half of the 34 known
Most Americans Don't Know About Lung Cancer Screening: Survey
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2024
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People who've had a history of smoking can get a lung cancer spotted early -- when it's most treatable -- through annual CT screening.
Unfortunately, most Americans polled in a new ...
Another Study Finds Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- June 11, 2024
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Lung cancer patients who underwent screening were more apt to be diagnosed at earlier stages and have better outcomes than patients who were not screened, new research shows.
The findings -- from a study of close to 5...
Just 18% of People Who Need Lung Cancer Screening Get It
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- June 10, 2024
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Only a fraction of Americans are getting recommended lung cancer screenings, new research shows.
While rates overall are up slightly, fewer than 1 in 5 people who are eligible for screening are up-to-date with it, according to the American Cancer Society-led study. ...
Could AI & a Blood Test Help Spot Lung Cancers Early?
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- June 10, 2024
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Researchers have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can identify people who are at risk for lung cancer based on genetic markers in their blood.
"We have a simple blood test that could be done in a doctor's office that would tell patients whether they have potential...
Vaping After Quitting Smoking Keeps Lung Cancer Risk High
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 21, 2024
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If you've quit smoking and have switched to vaping instead, your odds for lung cancer won't fall as steeply as if you quit nicotine altogether, new research...
FDA Approves New Drug for Deadly Lung Cancer
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- May 17, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new drug to treat patients with an advanced form of ...
Immunotherapy Before and After Surgery Boosts Lung Cancer Survival
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 16, 2024
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Immunotherapy can boost the survival of early-stage lung cancer patients eligible for surgery when it's combined with chemotherapy, a new clinical trial reports.
Those who got immuno...
Cancer & COVID Drove Him to Double-Lung Transplant
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 13, 2024
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Chicago resident Arthur "Art"Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an uncle in a nursing facility.
"I was hospitalized for 12 days with a high fever and cough, and during that time, they were taking scans of my lungs, wh...
Household Radon Can Lead to Lung Cancer -- Has Your Home Been Tested?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- April 11, 2024
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Kentucky resident Chasity Harney embraced a thoroughly healthy lifestyle -- eating right, exercising and never touching tobacco.
Cancer Cases Set to Soar 77% by 2050, Thanks to Aging Population
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 5, 2024
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As the world's population ages, a new report warns that the number of people with cancer could climb 77% by 2050.
In the report, published Thursday in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal f...
Doctor Gets First U.S. Lung-Liver Transplant for Advanced Lung Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 28, 2024
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Dr. Gary Gibbon didn't have long to live.
A harsh cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy for his advanced lung cancer had permanently d...
EPA Issues Final Rule Banning Asbestos
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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The last remnants of asbestos use in the United States have now been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency.
While the known carcinogen has already been largely banned, the ...
Dirty Air Increasingly Affects Minority Communities
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2024
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Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air.
Smog causes nearly 8 times higher childhood asthma rates and 1.3 times higher risk of premature death among minority communitie...
Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for Menthols Ban
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 23, 2024
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Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting claims that such a ban would be strongly opposed by Black Americans, a new survey shows.
Black voters support by a 37-point margin the menthol ban proposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administratio...
Biden Administration to Tighten Air Pollution Standards
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 9, 2024
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is cracking down on air pollution.
Specifically, the agency introduced a tougher air quality standard that takes aim at fine particulate matter -- the tiny bits of pollution that can penetrate the lungs -- by...
Ozone-Linked Deaths on the Rise Globally
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2024
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Deaths related to ozone air pollution will rise significantly around the world during the next two decades due to climate change, a new study warns.
Cities in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa can expect to see ozone-related deaths increase by as many as ...
American Lung Association Blasts Biden for Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Ban
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 24, 2024
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The American Lung Association's annual report on smoking blasts President Joe Biden for failing to finalize rules that would end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.
Last month, the Biden administration announced it was delaying until March a ban on mentho...
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Are Falling, But News Isn't All Good
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2024
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Cancer deaths continue to decline in the United States, with more than 4 million deaths prevented since 1991, a new report shows.
But more people are developing cancers than ever, making the dreaded disease a continued threat to human health, according to the
American Air Is Getting Cleaner, But Benefits Aren't Reaching All
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2024
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An American's income and ethnicity could play a role in how clean the air is that they breathe, a new study finds.
Air pollution emissions have fallen more in wealthier areas, and less in areas with larger Hispanic or American Indian populations.
Overall, U.S. air ...
How Obamacare Boosted Lung Cancer Survival
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 16, 2024
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As more Americans with lung cancer gained access to quality care after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), their post-surgical survival rates rose, new data shows.
The ACA (often called Obamacare) triggered the expansion of Medicaid coverage in many states. People ...
Treatment Approach Effective When Surgery Not an Option for Lung Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 12, 2024
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Lung cancer patients who are unsuitable candidates for surgery may have a new, effective treatment option, researchers report.
In a small study -- just 28 patients -- investigators found that delivering higher but less frequent doses of radiation therapy, along with stan...
U.S. Teen Smoking Rates Have Plummeted, With Less Than 1% Now Daily Smokers
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 10, 2024
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The number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up cigarettes daily.
Researchers tracked data on students in grades 9 through 12 from 1991 through to 2021. Th...
Lung Cancer CT Screening Can Save Lives, But Study Finds Downsides
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 3, 2024
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 -- Numerous studies have confirmed that annual lung cancer screening using CT scans does save lives.
However, new data has emerged showing that scans often pick up abnormalities that lead to follow-up invasive tests -- and more complications.
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Breathing in Coal-Based Pollution Could Be Especially Deadly: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 27, 2023
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When it comes to the ultra-fine particles you may breathe in from polluted air, all is not created equal as it affects your health.
Fine particle pollutants known PM2.5 -- particles that are 2.5 microns or less in diameter -- appear to double the risk for premature death...
AI Could Predict a Nonsmoker's Risk for Lung Cancer
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2023
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Artificial intelligence (AI) can help assess lung cancer risk in nonsmokers, a new study shows.
The "CXR-Lung-Risk"AI program evaluates routine chest X-ray images, looking for patterns associated with lung cancer, researchers said.
People whose chest X-rays were fl...
Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2023
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Everyone knows smoking to be a major cause of cancer.
Now, exactly how tobacco smoke triggers tumor development just got a bit clearer, thanks to new Canadian research.
According to a team at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) in Toronto, smo...
CT Screening Greatly Boosts Lung Cancer Survival: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 8, 2023
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For smokers and former smokers, getting annual CT scans of the chest to catch lung cancers early dramatically improves survival, new research shows.
Many people may believe lung cancer to be swiftly fatal. However, the new report found that 81% of people whose tumors had...
Experts Widen Criteria for Those Who Should Get Lung Cancer Screening
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- November 2, 2023
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The American Cancer Society has expanded its recommendations for who should get lung cancer screening.
The updated guidance now says annual screening should start at a younger age and among those who smoke less, and it should continue regardless of how many years ago a f...
Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 23, 2023
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While U.S. policymakers have restricted flavored vapes to make e-cigarettes less appealing to young people, that plan may be backfiring.
A new study found that for every 0.7 milliliters of "e-liqui...
When Lung Cancer Strikes the Young, Women Face Higher Risks Than Men
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 13, 2023
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New research uncovers troubling trends for lung cancer in young and middle-aged women.
Cancer incidence in young women is higher than it is in men, a continuing trend, and now that extends to women over age 50, reversing historical patterns.
"These findings are v...
'Liquid Biopsy' Could Help Guide Lung Cancer Treatment
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 9, 2023
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For a subset of patients with advanced lung cancer, radiation therapy can sometimes substantially extend their lives.
Now a new study hints that a blood test could...
More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They're Wrong
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 14, 2023
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As cannabis use has become legal in many U.S. states for medical or recreational use, Americans' views on the drug may have gotten rosier.
In fact, a new report finds that over 44% of adults now believe smoking weed each day is safer than inhaling tobacco smoke.
T...
Millions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2023
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Millions of American smokers suffer from a potentially serious lung disease that's not technically chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds.
They would benefit from a clear diagnosis, though, and the new findings demonstrate a major gap in care fo...
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 3, 2023
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A man's cardio fitness might influence whether he'll develop -- or survive -- three of the most common cancers in males, a new Swedish study reports.
Higher levels of cardio fitness are associated with a significantly lower risk of developing colon and lung cancers, rese...
Certain Cancers on the Rise Among Hispanic Americans
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- July 3, 2023
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Cancer death rates among Hispanic Americans have declined in general over the past two decades, but for certain cancers the outlook has only gotten worse, a new study finds.
First, the good news: Thanks to improvements in screening, diagnosis and treatment -- and a decli...
Low-Fat Breakfasts Could Weaken Effect of a Key Lung Cancer Drug
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- June 14, 2023
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The lung cancer drug alectinib (Alecensa) is more potent when taken with a fuller breakfast, or lunch, than when taken with a low-fat breakfast, researchers report.
The Dutch team evaluated 20 patients who took one of two daily doses of alectinib with either low-fat yog...
2 Years of Immunotherapy for Advanced Lung Cancer Might Be Enough: Study
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- June 9, 2023
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For patients battling late-stage lung cancer, prospects for survival have improved significantly since the advent of medications known as immune checkpoint inhibitors.
But exactly how long patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) need to be on immunother...
Gene-Targeted Drug Tagrisso Cuts Death Rate in Half for Patients With Early-Stage Lung Cancer
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 6, 2023
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Once-a-day use of the targeted cancer pill Tagrisso (osimertinib) cut the five-year death rate in half for a subset of patients with early-stage lung cancer, a new clinical trial shows.
The results could have major implications for patients whose cancers carry a mutation...
Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need
- Kirstie Ganobsik HealthDay Reporter
- June 5, 2023
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Many men will put off going to the doctor unless they are really sick, but men's health screenings help catch problems before symptoms appear.
So, how can you tell if a health screening or preventive care appointment is right for you?