Lung cancer

The latest news and patient stories about lung cancer from Sharp HealthCare experts and our Sharp Health News writers and contributors.

We often hear a “stage” number referred to in connection with lung cancer. What does that number mean and why is it important?

Smoking cigarettes is the top risk factor for developing lung cancer, but DNA may explain why some get the disease and others don’t.

Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women, but fatigue may be a more common symptom of the disease in women.

A new study projects that cancer rates in men will significantly increase by 2050.

Sharp joins the American Lung Association in sharing the importance of lung cancer screening and early detection.

Learn how probiotics and prebiotics may help prevent lung cancer.

Olga Ortiz, 66, attributes a quick recovery and minimal pain to robotic-assisted surgery she had at Sharp when lung cancer returned.

Kate Middleton was recently diagnosed with cancer, and her doctors recommended preventive chemotherapy.

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