Lung cancer affects non-smokers, with 25% of patients having never smoked, highlighting the need for awareness of persistent symptoms and environmental risk factors. Genetic testing is essential for ...

While the number of smokers in the world as a proportion of the population is dropping, lung cancer continues to cause almost 2 million deaths per year – and new research reports on a concerning rise ...

Lung cancer, a type of cancer that originates in the lungs, has long been synonymous with smoking. It occurs when cells in the lungs grow uncontrollably and form tumors, potentially interfering with ...

Cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, data shows — but in a surprising turn of events, the most common form of the disease is primarily found in non-smokers. Researchers ...

Almost five new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed every minute globally and one of them would be a non-smoker. Screening gap remains one of the critical challenges of lung cancer prevention as most ...

Lung cancer is increasingly affecting non-smokers worldwide. Learn why this trend is rising, how to recognise early warning ...

Leslie Stoll developed a blood clot that led to a pulmonary embolism after she broke her leg in 2014. The embolism was treated, but another occurred when Stoll had surgery on her foot years later.

Lung cancer is no longer linked only to smokers, with govt data showing a steady rise in cases among non-smoking women in India's metropoli.

After a car accident in 2016, Yovanna Portillo, then 34, visited the emergency room as a precaution. Doctors diagnosed her with whiplash from the collision. But one of the scans she underwent detected ...