But in the face of chronic exposure to irritants, lifestyle choices like smoking, or aging, these natural protective mechanisms may not be enough to keep your lungs healthy. That's where the concept ...
During the last two years, a lot has been written—and said—about the dangers of cigarette smoking, especially as a possible cause of the alarming increase in cancer of the lung. But there is ...
Your lungs have an almost "magical" ability to repair some of the damage caused by smoking - but only if you stop, say scientists. The mutations that lead to lung cancer had been considered to be ...
Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer in the UK after breast cancer, with smoking and passive smoking causing nine out of ten lung cancers. Although men are more likely to be ...
Imagine reading this warning on a cigarette package: Smokers with a particular mutation have a dramatically higher risk of developing lung cancer. Would you get tested for this mutation?
Shockingly, lung cancer is not only surging in smokers but even nonsmokers. Dr Samir Garde, Director, Dept of Pulmonology and Lung Transplant, Gleneagles Hospital, Parel said, “20 years ago ...
Emily Earlenbaugh covers cannabis science and culture. Smoking cannabis was not associated with impaired lung functioning for young adults in a new longitudinal study published in Respiratory ...
While the cause of lung diseases like lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has long been linked with smoking, an alarming increase in cases has been observed even amongst non ...