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A recent study found that smoking an e-cigarette decreased the amount of oxygen being taken in by the lungs, regardless of whether it contained nicotine Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

Stage 1a vs. Stage 1b Staging is a refinement of a general diagnosis that describes how advanced a cancer is. Lung cancer is staged based on the TNM system, in which T stands for tumor size, N stands ...

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time and enable experts to see the functioning of transplanted lungs. This could enable medics to ...

After your final cigarette, your lungs start working to clean themselves. Some habits, like exercise and avoiding pollutants, may help support your lung health. If you’ve recently quit smoking ...

A new machine which keeps lungs alive outside of the body could "transform" the number of people receiving transplants, surgeons hope. The breakthrough has come at Royal Papworth Hospital in ...

After 21 cycles, there was substantial regression of the mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes. The patient remained progression-free after 24 cycles ... not only for resectable large cell lung cancer but ...

Air Pollution: Wear a mask to restrict exposure to pollutants Infections and chronic lung conditions like asthma can all be caused by or made worse by poor air quality. The danger is higher for ...

Treatment for lung cancer varies according to age, type of cancer, extent of disease, tolerance to medication and patient preference. Treatment options include a combination of surgery, radiation, ...

Dec. 19, 2024 – The FDA has approved a new drug called ensartinib for adults with a type of lung cancer called ALK-positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Sold under the brand name ...