INDIANAPOLIS — Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States. Every year, lung cancer claims more lives than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. The reason is it so deadly? It often ...

Your lungs are one of the most important parts of the body. The lungs help in gas exchange wherein it moves oxygen from the air into the blood and carbon dioxide from the blood out of the body. They ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old male and started experiencing shortness of breath about 14 months ago. The condition continues to deteriorate. I’ve had an echo stress test, nuclear stress test, ...

Two years ago, Brenda Smith had a CT scan, which revealed something unusual in her chest. Further tests at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital revealed growth on her lungs. Scans can find suspicious ...

Our lungs work tirelessly, providing the oxygen our bodies need to function properly, and also to maintain proper blood flow to our internal as well as external organs. Let's think, how often do we ...

The current PSAs about lung cancer talk directly to smokers (smoking accounts for around 80% of cases of lung cancer) about the devastation it causes. But despite the fact that 350 people a day in the ...

In some parts of the world, 2 October is marked as the World Spirometry Day. Spirometry is a simple lung function study which assesses the health of lungs just like a blood pressure monitor measures ...

NHS chiefs are urging people to take up invitations for lung cancer check-ups after hundreds were diagnosed with the disease in mobile trucks. The NHS said teams have diagnosed 600 people with the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old male and started experiencing shortness of breath about 14 months ago. The condition continues to deteriorate. I’ve had an echo stress test, nuclear stress test, ...