Researchers in China say the bacteria in your gut—and beyond—may play a role in your chance of developing one of the leading ...

Around 80% of lung cancers are missed on chest X-rays, but AI-assisted X-ray scans could be more effective, said the researchers. Conducted at Phrapokklao Hospital's Cancer Centre in Bangkok, the ...

The aim is to find and treat lung cancers early, before they grow and spread, to improve the chance of survival. Here’s ...

Lung nodules are small growths in your lungs, less than 30 millimeters in diameter. Many nodules aren’t cancerous, but the risk becomes higher with increased size. A lung nodule is an irregular ...

Lung cancer is a common malignancy in Hong Kong. The incidence in males is ranked medium, but that in females is among the highest in the world. More than 60% of female patients are lifelong ...

Free-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared.

Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years. A British ...

A chest X-ray or CT scan often detects lung nodules—small growths in the lungs—incidentally. While most lung nodules are benign, here’s to finding out if they are cancerous.

New research shows how lung cancer cells can survive better and exhibit less cell damage when exposed to cigarette smoke in cell culture experiments compared to non-cancerous lung cells. Image ...

Story at a glance Screening for cancer can take a long time, depending on the necessary tests. Biopsies may be necessary for diagnosis, such as for lung cancer. Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy … ...

Doris Yost, 3, was just another case of intrathoracic cancer when she entered Johns Hopkins Hospital two months ago. By last week, when her parents took her home to Keyser, W. Va., she had become a ...