NORFOLK, Va. — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The disease often goes undetected until it reaches an ...

A 76-year-old female former smoker presented with cough, leading her to undergo a chest X-ray, which showed a right upper lobe mass. The patient smoked 2.5 packs per day for 15 years and quit smoking ...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is linked to smoking and requires early detection and accurate staging for effective treatment. Diagnosis involves imaging and biopsy, with the TNM system used to ...

Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase their risk of future heart disease, ...

Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic adults was associated with death from all causes, chronic obstructive ...

Ask a clinical question and tap into Healio AI's knowledge base. Lung cancer in general, and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in particular, is often asymptomatic in the early stages of the disease.