It can be surprising to learn that lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. In fact, up to 20% of lung ...

Pulmonologist Dr. Katie Capp warns her patients that cigarette smoke is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide, but ...

If you have never smoked a cigarette in your life, what are your chances of developing lung cancer? Dr London explains the risk factors ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shira Kupperman Boehler is a runner with no symptoms and she doesn't smoke. Like an increasing number of women, she was shocked to learn she had lung cancer.

(NEXSTAR) – Last month, actress and comedian Kate Micucci revealed that she had been diagnosed and treated for lung cancer despite “never” having smoked a cigarette in her life. “It was a surprise, ...