Smaller tumors in the lungs appear to be less likely to have spread than larger tumors among patients with asymptomatic lung cancer, suggesting that early screening may be useful in detecting cancers ...

Pollutant particles with a smaller diameter, density, and flow rate can enter the deep lung, but large particles with a low density may also enter the deep airways, according to a study. Researchers ...

According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. It is also the leading cause of cancer deaths, accounting for one in five deaths ...

Characterization of new Ashkenazi Jewish founder mutations in MSH6 causing Lynch syndrome. Background: We have investigated the individualized benefit of CT screening as Anti-Lung Cancer Association ...

Dr. Fred Hirsch highlighted how knowledge of the molecular characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer enhances understanding of the disease. Having knowledge of the molecular characteristics of non ...

Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have enormous potential for the delivery of genomic medicine. One obstacle, however, is the lack of effective ways to target specific cell types. In order to target lung ...

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A new study of more than 10,000 non-smoking adults found that solid lung nodules were present in a considerable portion of study participants. Non-smokers are traditionally thought to be at low risk ...

Different methods of DNA collection and needle sizes led to varied next-generation sequencing success rates among patients with lung cancer in a recent study. In patients with non–small-cell lung ...

Globally, an estimated 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year and the disease remains a leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. Standard short-course anti-TB treatment ...