There was encouraging news last week, that, at long last, deaths related to lung cancer are going down significantly. However, in this week's Moves in Medicine, we look at the new challenge: Why are ...

While scientists are still far from understanding the root causes behind most cancers, there are instances in which particular human behaviors have been linked to the development of specific ...

Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest cancer, and cigarette smoke is its chief culprit. Chemicals in tobacco, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), damage DNA and trigger the mutations ...

Cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, data shows — but in a surprising turn of events, the most common form of the disease is primarily found in non-smokers. Researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dame Esther Rantzen, who is a non-smoker, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2023. (Getty Images) (Max Mumby/Indigo via ...

Natalie Brown had a cough that wouldn’t go away. The 33-year-old non-smoker was shocked to be diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. "Anybody can get lung cancer,” she says. “It doesn't matter if you ...

Quitting cigarettes can trigger surprising changes in the body, but recovery does not always follow the path many former ...

Mel McLaughlin and her late sister were both nonsmokers ...