Lung cancer

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

The American Lung Association’s Emerging Leaders, an organization of young professionals, helps raise awareness about lung diseases.

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

Every day, about 2,000 kids in the U.S. under age 18 try their first cigarette. Over 300 of them will become daily smokers.

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.

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