Chronic Lung Cancer
Heart risk drops quickly for women who stop smoking
August 07, 2009
Expert & Community Posts
Testing for Lung Disease: Screening Options and Next Steps
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...Let’s take a minute to compare some disease facts for chronic lung disease and three big... Read more »
COPD and asthma: What's the difference?
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health ExpertChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is, I think, one of the most misunderstood common lung... Read more »
ADHD and Smoking
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert...for 90% of all deaths due to lung cancer, can cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disease... Read more »
Benefits of Smoking Cessation for Your Heart
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...risk of developing lung cancer, throat cancer, chronic asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. ... Read more »
Smoking is a starting point for COPD, stroke, lung cancer, heart disease
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...lung disease, causing the overwhelming majority of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD,... Read more »
Health Guide
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Risk Factors
...by the number of years that the person has smoked). Genetic damage in the lung occurs in nearly all chronic smokers, even if cancer has not developed.An elevated risk for lung cancer can persist... Read more »Open lung biopsy
...following conditions: Acute pulmonary eosinophilia (Loeffler syndrome) Chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosis Disseminated coccidioidomycosis ... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Causes
...Cigarettes, nicotine, or both may contribute to lung cancer in one or more of the following ways:In general, chronic exposure to nicotine may cause an acceleration of coronary artery disease,... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Diseases with Similar Symptoms
...problem, one 1999 study reported that a third of patients who had acute bronchitis later developed either chronic bronchitis or asthma. Acute bronchitis, then, may serve as a marker for future... Read more »Lung disease
...flow caused by a narrowing or blockage of the airways, which can occur with asthma, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis. Restrictive lung disease -- a decrease in the total volume of air that... Read more »
Related News
Blacks with COPD at high risk for cancer
August 07, 2009A new study has found that African Americans who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are six times as likely to develop lung cancer as... Read summary »
Study Sheds New Light on Lung Cancer
October 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The findings of a multi-institution team of researchers give key insight into genetic changes that take place in the most... Read summary »
Non-Smoking Lung Cancer
July 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) About 15 percent of people with lung cancers have never smoked. A new study finds the cause could be linked to cells that cannot... Read summary »
Lung Cancer Takes Non-Smokers Lives
September 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you've never picked up a cigarette, you probably haven't worried about lung cancer -- but new research suggests even... Read summary »
College Grads Have Lower Cancer Death Rates
July 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Higher education isn't just good for the mind; it's also good for your health. According to a new study done by the American... Read summary »
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