Lung cancer rates and deaths have fallen precipitously in recent decades overall — but diagnoses are rising for nonsmokers. (Getty Images) November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which brings both ...

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.

Smoking is a harmful habit that affects not only the smoker but also those around them, particularly children. The impact of secondhand smoke on children’s health is profound, with the lungs being one ...

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer among men (behind prostate cancer) and women (behind breast cancer) in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Nearly a quarter of a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Smoking cessation and reduction prevented more than 3.8 ...

The human respiratory system possesses remarkable healing abilities, even after years of tobacco exposure. While the damage from smoking can feel overwhelming, the body begins repairing itself within ...

Reducing or quitting smoking significantly lowered the risk of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoked less than 30 pack-years in a recent study. Smoking ...

Smoking can cause lungs to look blackened, inflated, and inflamed, but some of the damage is reversible. Depending on the extent of the damage, it could take years for your lungs to regain a healthy, ...

Recreational use of marijuana has gained a lot of momentum since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize it in 2012. According to a recent poll by Gallup, roughly 15 percent of ...

In the United States, cigarette smoking is the main cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an incurable lung condition that can make it hard to breathe. While cannabis is much more ...