When Donna Rigby mentioned feeling winded walking from her car, her physician's decision to order a scan revealed early-stage ...

“The biggest risk for lung cancer is cigarette smoking,” says Waqar. It’s estimated that 85% of lung cancer deaths are ...

Lung cancer often doesn’t cause symptoms in the early stages. Even when symptoms do appear, they don’t always include a cough. A tumor in your lung can cause irritation or fluid buildup in your ...

A cough is one of the most common symptoms that sends people to the doctor. As many as 30 million medical visits are related to coughing. Most coughs are caused by upper respiratory infections like a ...

A non-smoker whose persistent cough was dismissed as a chest infection was shocked to discover he actually had lung cancer. Dave Marcus, 57, even suffered a hernia due to the constant coughing. But ...

Emily Walthall was a healthy 39-year-old woman enjoying life with her husband and their dogs when everything changed overnight. The day after Thanksgiving 2021, she woke up with a weight on her chest.

Traditionally, lung cancer is associated with older patients, specifically men who smoked. But doctors say that's beginning ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., responsible for about 1 in 4, but major advances in ...