The screening programme has helped identify more than 800 cases of cancer.

THERE ARE 52 million ex-smokers in the U.S. — and around 62 million people say that they have smoked cigarettes or vaped in the past 30 days according to a 2021 survey. That’s a lot of folks who could ...

Ex-Smokers Remain at Higher Risk for Lung CancerMost smokers believe that if they stop, their risk for developing lung cancer drops quickly. Research shows that quitting is definitely worth the effort ...

ATS 2024, San Diego – Former cigarette smokers who use e-cigarettes or vaping devices may be at higher risk for lung cancer than those who don’t vape, according to research published at the ATS 2024 ...

Only a fraction of people at high risk for lung cancer are getting screened for the disease even though it kills more in the United States than breast, colorectal and prostate cancers combined. New ...

Pilot comes at same time as pledge to offer all smokers and ex-smokers lung cancer screening by 2030 ...

A new study from South Korea shows that switching from traditional smoking to vaping may increase the risk of developing lung cancer. By analyzing data from over four million former smokers, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers analyzed asthma control, lung function, exacerbation rate and daily prednisolone changes after ...

While the healthiest choice is to quit entirely, if you're not ready to stop, you can still take steps to reduce the damage smoking does to your body. Every year, tobacco use is responsible for over 8 ...

Researchers have long assumed that it was tobacco’s tar and carcinogenic chemicals that were primarily to blame for many lung cancers. But a new study suggests that nicotine also plays a critical role ...