Lung cancer, once considered a smoker's disease affecting older men, is increasingly diagnosed in non-smokers, women, and ...

Still, 80 to 90 percent of smokers go their entire lives without developing lung cancer. And among those who do get sick, most are older adults.

While smoking stands as the most significant risk factor, accounting for about 80 percent of lung cancer deaths, both current and former smokers can take meaningful steps to reduce their risks.

MONDAY, April 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Lung cancer screening can save the lives of former and current smokers, but most aren’t taking advantage of it, a new study says. Fewer than 1 in 5 ...

Smoking can turns your lungs, black, inflated, and inflamed. But quitting can reverse some of this damage, even if you’ve smoked for several years.

Most current and former smokers aren’t getting lung cancer screening Only about 18% of those eligible for screening received it in 2022 However, 65% of those folks did get breast or colon cancer ...