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Common questions about lung cancer

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. The good news is that early detection ...
A new meta-analysis provided high-quality evidence demonstrating that video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) significantly reduces the risk for death by 21% compared with open lobectomy in ...
Lung cancer is, frankly, a heavyweight—it’s one of the #1 causes of cancer deaths worldwide, responsible for about 1 in 5 cancer-related deaths. Every year, more than 2 million people are diagnosed ...
The 2025 SCHEQ Lung Cancer Interventions Summit in Chicago was focused on one main goal: removing barriers and improving outcomes for everyone affected by lung cancer. By bringing patients, clinicians ...
Deborah Young got a lung cancer scan on a whim, not expecting the call that followed to tell her she had a spot on her lung. “It was only like 1.8 ...
Among patients in a lung cancer screening registry, cancer survivors had similar outcomes as those with no prior cancer — but their rate of lung cancer detection was numerically higher. Cancer ...
Dusty Donaldson, a long-time lung cancer survivor, is traveling the country to raise awareness about the early detection of ...
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Cancer, heart disease, dementia

Let’s be honest — cancer is the uninvited guest who overstays their welcome, and the older we get, the more likely they are ...