Lung disease is a silent and often deadly threat that lurks in the lives of smokers. For many, smoking is a habit formed over years, becoming a part of their daily routine. However, the consequences ...

Patients who continue to smoke ahead of lung cancer surgery face a greater risk for pulmonary complications than those who have quit the habit, but their short-term mortality risk is no higher. That’s ...

Scientists conducting genome-wide association studies have found a region on chromosome 15 associated with the development of lung cancer. The studies may help to explain why some smokers get lung ...

Smokers with a negative baseline low-dose CT (LDCT) scan do not have a significantly increased risk for lung cancer until 3 years later, according to a recent study conducted in China. These findings ...