lung cancer

Denise Lee on her last day of chemo. In addition to chemo and surgery, she was treated with immunotherapy. She's currently in remission.

Health & Safety

After 40 years of smoking, she survived lung cancer thanks to new treatments

8:13am April 12, 2024

by Yuki Noguchi

Scientific advances in immunotherapy and new targeted therapies have increased survival rates. But screening among former and current smokers still needs to improve to save more lives.

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A bar chart showing that women in lower-income countries are less likely to get breast cancer but far more likely to die from it.

The breast cancer burden in lower income countries is even worse than we thought

2:46pm February 01, 2024

by Nurith Aizenman

The World Health Organization has just released the latest worldwide statistics of the global burden of cancer. Here are five takeaways from WHO's top expert on cancer.

A doctor assesses a radio surgery treatment plan for a patient with lung cancer, using a 4D CAT scan. Lung cancer survival rates have increased lately.

Health & Safety

Lung cancer survival rates rise, but low screening rates leave many people at risk

5:12am November 14, 2023

A new survey finds more people are surviving lung cancer and racial disparities are shrinking. But unless it's caught early, lung cancer still has a low survival rate.

A patient gets a low-dose CT scan to screen for lung cancer. The American Cancer Society on Wednesday recommended expanding who should have this annual screening test.

Health & Safety

The American Cancer Society says more people should get screened for lung cancer

11:20am November 01, 2023

New guidelines say more current and former smokers should get screened on a yearly basis. New treatments for lung cancer make early detection of the lethal disease more important.

Dr. Lorraine MacDonald, right, the medical examiner in Rutherford County, Tennessee, talks to a public health worker giving shots at the county's mass vaccination site, located in an old State Farm operations center. MacDonald says if people are able to s

Health & Safety

Are You Old Enough To Get Vaccinated? In Tennessee, They're Using The Honor System

7:29pm January 09, 2021

by Blake Farmer

Technically, the only Tennesseans currently eligible to get the coronavirus vaccine are health care workers, long-term care residents, and people 75 and older. But don't expect strict enforcement.

Dr. Lauren Jenkins reads to her twin sons, Pierce and Ashton, while wearing her "hazmat" suit. Because lung cancer has compromised her husband's immune system, Jenkins moved out of her home and visited in the suit as a precaution.

She's A Frontline Doctor. Her Husband Has Lung Cancer. Now, A Simple Hug Is Dangerous

11:10am June 07, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

When Lauren Jenkins learned a coworker had tested positive for the coronavirus, she did what once would've seemed unthinkable — separating from her two young boys and a husband with stage IV cancer.

Radio host Rush Limbaugh says he's been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer.

National

Rush Limbaugh Says He Has Been Diagnosed With Advanced Lung Cancer

4:52pm February 03, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

"This has happened, and my intention is to come here every day I can," the conservative talk show host told his listeners on Monday. He said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions.

Health & Safety

Progress On Lung Cancer Drives Historic Drop In U.S. Cancer Death Rate

7:08pm January 08, 2020

by Richard Harris

The U.S. cancer death rate dropped more than 2% between 2016 and 2017, the biggest single-year drop ever, according to the American Cancer Society. Better treatment for lung cancer is a factor.

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Water applied to cutting equipment, like this computer-operated saw, is one method to control silica dust exposure when cutting quartz slabs.

A New Safety Program Takes On Silica Dust Amid A Possible Crisis

5:00am December 21, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

It will now be easier for the government to inspect shops where workers might get exposed to lung-damaging silica dust. But it's unclear how much it will affect countertop workers.

Crews remove early morning snow during a winter storm at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. It's not unusual for the high court to be open when the rest of Washington is closed.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Limits Civil Asset Forfeiture, Rules Excessive Fines Apply To States

5:17pm February 20, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion and announced it on just her second day back at court after surgery for lung cancer late last year.