When you hear the words “lung cancer,” cigarette smoking may automatically register in your mind since the topics of lung cancer and smoking ... Read More
Lung Cancer
Radiation & Chemotherapy Together Boost Lung Cancer Survival
Combining radiation therapy with chemotherapy has substantially extended survival for many people with lung cancer, two new studies ... Read More
HIV & Smoking Is A Lethal Combo For The Lungs
HIV patients who take their medication but also smoke are about 10 times more likely to die from lung cancer than from AIDS-related causes, ... Read More
Advanced Directives: The Most Important Conversation Of Your Life
“If anything should happen to you while in the hospital, whether your heart stops or you can’t breathe, would you like everything ... Read More
The Worst States For Fighting Lung Cancer (Where Is Yours On The List?)
Even with the ongoing print and TV advertisements pointing out the obvious affects of cigarettes, lung cancer still continues to ... Read More
Lung Cancer: What Blacks Don’t Know (But Should)
How much do you know about lung cancer? According to a recent survey, you may know less than you thought. The study shows that many ... Read More
Diabetes A Growing Threat In Blacks Who Are Heavy Smokers
He knows cigarettes are bad for him. He knows years of smoking cause the pain in his lungs when he runs up and down the basketball court. ... Read More
Coping With Lung Cancer
Sadness. Fear. Anger. Confusion. Hope. There is no right or wrong way to feel about being diagnosed with lung cancer. Nor is there a right ... Read More
My Story: A Lung Cancer Diagnosis Changes Your Life But It’s Not The End Of It
In 2015, Colette Smith awoke from surgery with her upper left lung removed and was diagnosed with Stage 1a lung cancer. Recently, the ... Read More
Lung Cancer Survivor Praises Her Way Through Remission Anxiety
In 2003, Connie Williams was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. She endured a heavy dose of radiation for one month, and with consistent ... Read More
E-Cigarettes: The Good, Bad & Ugly
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 5 cigarette smokers use e-cigarettes. But are they good or bad for ... Read More
ASCO 2016 Highlight: New Antibody Drug Shows Early Promise In Small Cell Lung Cancer
ASCO Perspective “This is another example of a new wave of highly targeted treatments, which deliver anticancer drugs even more precisely ... Read More
