“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 ...

Screening guidelines often fail to pinpoint who’s at risk, and few people who are eligible for screening actually get checked ...

Cancer screenings exist to try to detect the disease in its earlier stages, and ultimately to save lives. But screenings for lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—are narrow, and ...

A comprehensive review of 92 studies found that 15%-20% of lung cancers occurred among nonsmokers and were associated with environmental and germline risk factors. These cancers frequently harbored ...

Lung cancer causes abnormal cells to grow in your lungs. You are at higher risk for lung cancer if you are a current smoker or have smoked regularly in the past. But anyone can get lung cancer. In ...