CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – World Lung Cancer Day has been observed every year on August 1 since 2012 to raise awareness about the risk of the disease. Cooler start to August in western Massachusetts The ...

Survival rates for stage 3 lung cancer can vary between 13% to 36% depending on the subtype. Stage 3a lung cancer is often treated with surgery and medicines before or after surgery. Stage 3b and 3c ...

Thanks to recent therapy advances, the lung cancer mortality rate has declined and survival rates have improved. Many factors influence the likelihood of a lung cancer cure or long-term survival, ...

Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common type of lung cancer diagnosed in the U.S. Just over half of all non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) are adenocarcinomas. Finding out that you're at risk of lung ...

A team of doctors and researchers have identified a new, rare type of small cell lung cancer that primarily affects younger people who have never smoked. A team of doctors and researchers at Memorial ...

“Lung cancer, though common and serious, still has many misconceptions,” says Ian Bostock, MD, a thoracic surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute in Florida. “Clearing these myths helps patients and ...

Marie Francillion was diagnosed with lung cancer after she was feeling heartburn and shoulder pain. She said she's able to remain hopeful and spend more time with her family because of a different ...

A former Ironman triathlete says his eye problems led to a shocking stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, but a series of targeted drugs has helped him beat the odds.