Lung cancer

Answers to Some Common Questions on Colorectal Cancer And Colonoscopy Colorectal cancer is not something often discussed in polite company. But it should be...

Smoking during pregnancy damages child's lungs Mothers who smoke during pregnancy may not only be harming their lungs, they may be damaging those of their fetus as well.

Simple body fluid test could help detect cancer An experimental cancer-detection method that uses bodily fluids, such as urine and saliva, may one day help patients avoid an invasive biopsy, researchers report...

Dying smoker awarded $20 million from tobacco firms A California jury on Monday ordered two major tobacco companies to pay $20 million to a dying woman who began smoking after health warnings first appeared on cigarette packets -- a fresh blow for an industry already reeling under legal attack...

Written-Off Drugs Make a Comeback With hundreds of potential cancer drugs seeking to prove their mettle, two old drugs have been given new life by the discovery that they, too, have potent anti-tumor effects...

Agent Orange linked to diabetes in Vietnam vets A new US Air Force report shows a significant link between Agent Orange and diabetes in veterans who took part in spraying the dioxin-laced chemical defoliant in the Vietnam War, the Pentagon said on Wednesday...

Fat Chance of Getting Clear Nutrition Plan Confusion Breakfast for Richard Holloway used to be simple. He'd fry up a few slices of bacon and crack open a couple of eggs _ every day...

Cancer patients can fight fatigue Cancer patients face a number of challenges including nausea, pain or depression. However, it is the overwhelming fatigue that many patients find the most debilitating...

Study links milk, ice cream to prostate cancer New data from a long-term study suggest a possible link between consumption of dairy products, including whole and skim milk, cheese and ice cream, and an increased risk of prostate cancer,researchers from Harvard School of Public Health said...

Smoking may increase colorectal cancer risk If the threat of lung cancer isn't enough to make you kick the habit, results of a new study suggest that smokers are at higher risk of developing intestinal polyps, which may increase colorectal cancer risk...