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New national screening program aims to prevent many lung cancer deaths – and also raises challenges and questions
13 May 2025 08:18 GMT
… risk factors, including to younger, non-smoking populations, as suggested recently in … by Australian researchers concluded that lung cancer screening could be cost- … include information about the national lung cancer screening program.
Lessons ahead
Lung …
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I felt fit, healthy and was running 10km a day before I started experiencing a strange feeling in my legs. I had stage four lung cancer and I'd never smoked
11 May 2025 06:20 GMT
… that lung cancer was increasingly prevalent in non-smoking women. … contributing factors for lung cancer in non-smokers, which include genetics … of the more hallmark lung cancer symptoms started to … treating and preventing lung cancer, which will hopefully …
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Not just smoking, these everyday habits can also raise your lung cancer risk
09 May 2025 19:24 GMT
… smoking, several everyday factors elevate lung cancer risk in the US, a … crucial for prevention, especially for non-smokers, as lung cancer becomes increasingly prevalent.
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Lung cancer survivor sharing her story while advocating for awareness, research
09 May 2025 14:58 GMT
… threaten to undermine progress in lung cancer research, prevention and access to … learned that 60% of lung cancer patients are non-smokers, with 20% having never … eligible for lung cancer screenings are taking advantage of them.
Lung cancer screenings are …
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Lung cancer research and new treatments were key in this dad's fight
09 May 2025 14:54 GMT
… thanks to advances in lung cancer research and treatment.
Three … was later determined to be lung cancer, though Hu isn… had a rise in non-smoking-related lung cancers. And what we know … more research and resources for lung cancer treatment.
"Knowing that …
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The Role of Computed Tomography and Artificial Intelligence in Evaluating the Comorbidities of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A One-Stop CT Scanning for Lung Cancer Screening
06 May 2025 08:21 GMT
… Lung Cancer
Many patients with lung cancer have a history of COPD.45 Lung cancer … lung cancer compared to non-smokers with COPD, with a lung cancer … lung cancer screening: added value beyond lung cancer … Emphysema and lung cancer risk. Transl Lung Cancer Res. …
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Non-risk-based lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography: JAMA
03 May 2025 10:46 GMT
… a rising incidence of lung cancer among younger, non-smoking populations in Asia. … the identification of clinically significant lung cancer subtypes warranting intervention to … confirmed to have lung cancer. Notably, 86% of diagnosed lung cancers were stage …
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SECONDHAND SMOKE: THE HIDDEN DANGERS FOR NON-SMOKERS
03 May 2025 09:36 GMT
… as active smokers, including lung cancer, heart disease, stroke, … .
Higher Chance of Lung Cancer
Non-smokers exposed to second-hand … to the lungs. Non-smokers may experience shortness of … risks to non-smokers, increasing the likelihood of lung cancer, heart …
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Smoking Data May Guide Improved Lung Cancer Care and Patient Support
02 May 2025 22:50 GMT
A new study investigated how often smoking discussions are documented at cancer–accredited hospitals, where 70% of patients with new cancer diagnoses receive care, according to Dr. Daniel J. Boffa, a professor of thoracic surgery at Yale School of Medicine …
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Pfizer’s ALK lung cancer drug Lorviqua lands 1st-line reimbursement in Korea
02 May 2025 01:42 GMT
… cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a move that could expand access for younger, non-smoking … than 80 percent of all lung cancer cases. ALK-positive disease tends … clinical profile of ALK-positive lung cancer, starting strong from day one …