Lung Cancer

Colon Cancer Screenings

Colon cancer screenings have played a far bigger role in reducing deaths than treatment advances

Smoking cessation programs should combine behavioral interventions with medications, new guidelines say

WHO smoking

Honeybees can detect lung cancer by smelling a person's breath, research shows

Honeybees Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers, and screening could save many lives − if more people could access it

Lung Cancer Screening

Philadelphia's ozone pollution is the worst in the Mid-Atlantic region

Philly Air Quality

Regular lung cancer screenings can help catch other diseases early, too

Temple Lung Cancer Screenings

Hoping to clear the air in casinos, workers seek to ban tobacco smoke

Casino Smoking Bans

Nearly 40% of Pennsylvania homes have high radon levels; here's how to get a free test kit

With respiratory illnesses on the rise, here's how to keep lungs healthy

American Lung Association lung health tips

New lung cancer screening guidelines advise 5 million more people to get annual scans

Lung Cancer Screenings

Cardio fitness may lower men's risk of developing colorectal cancer

Colorectal Cancer Cardio

Lung cancer rates have decreased for men, but risen steeply for non-smokers and young women

Lung Cancer Rates

Many Pennsylvania homes have high radon levels; here's how to detect the dangerous gas

Low screening rates for lung cancer persist in the U.S.

Lung cancer screening rates

Smokers who quit before age 45 nearly eliminate risk of dying from lung cancer

Quit Smoking Cancer Risk

Rittenhouse Row festival becomes weekend fundraiser for lung cancer

TAG Time Happy Hour in Rittenhouse

New lung cancer screening guidelines double the number of Americans who should receive annual CT scans

Cancer death rates continue to fall, but effect of COVID-19 remains unclear

Don’t put off cancer screenings delayed by COVID-19 – early detection saves lives

Mammogram Breast Cancer

Cancer diagnoses have plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic – and doctors are worried

Cancer diagnoses COVID-19

One way to reduce smoking: Mandate standardized packaging, higher taxes

Cigarette packaging

New lung cancer screening guidelines would benefit women, Black people

New lung cancer screening guidelines

Scientists have yet to 'cure' cancer, but significant advancements have improved survival rates

Cancer death rate falls by largest one-year drop ever recorded

Cancer mortality rate drops

Eating yogurt and fiber may reduce the risk of lung cancer, study finds

probiotic yogurt

The test that could save the life of a long-time smoker you know

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Here are the recommended health screenings for women in their 50s

Alternative Medicine

These dogs can sniff out lung cancer with startling accuracy

beagle dogs detect lung cancer

Plan for these common withdrawal symptoms when you quit smoking

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Cancer death rate dropping faster in black Americans, narrowing racial gap

Deaths by cancer on a steady 25-year decline in the United States, new report finds

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Smoking rates in U.S. have fallen to all-time low, but how did they ever get so high?

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New Penn research identifies more accurate cancer testing

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Blood test could be 'holy grail' for lung cancer screenings

Carroll - MD Anderson Cancer Center Lung Research

Despite stage four lung cancer, pooper scoopers carry on

All Dogs Poop

FDA moves to cut nicotine in cigarettes to help smokers kick habit

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Jefferson receives $2.8 million grant for lung cancer screenings

Stock_Carroll - Philadelphia University Jefferson

New Jersey leaders unite to support lung cancer research

Memorial service to recall life of punk-rock icon Freddy Pompeii

Freddy Pompeii

Cancer Research

Penn researchers identify new target to fight prostate, lung cancer

Punk rock icon facing terminal lung cancer vows to perform again

Freddy Pompeii

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New nasal swab test holds promise for asthma treatment

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Women are more likely to binge drink when their estrogen levels are high, study finds

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