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Horrifying video reveals how smoking leaves your lungs black, shrivelled and ‘steeped in tar’

WE’RE constantly warned about how smoking can destroy our lungs and health. There are certain outward signs we’ve come to recognise as consequences of the habit: a smoker’s ... read more

Smoking cigarettes can destroy lungs, but shocking new study reveals why vaping can harm the heart

Dr. Nicole Saphier warned of the possible side effects of long-term e-cigarette usage as a new study reveals vaping leads to increased risk of heart failure. read more

Eating This Snack Every Day Can Lower Your Risk of Developing This Super-Common Lung Condition

If you want to take one step toward lowering your risk for COPD—besides not smoking—a great place to start is by having a daily snack that supports lung health. What should it be? Scientific research ... read more

Why Lung Cancer Screening Is Not for Everyone

Many patients undergo lung cancer screening despite having a higher likelihood of experiencing harm rather than benefit. read more

Smoking-related deaths could be reduced if people attending lung cancer screening are offered stop-smoking support

A new study has found that by offering stop-smoking support as part of the national lung cancer screening program, there is potential to save lives, and dedicated funding must be considered by ... read more

When Your Hero Dies of Lung Cancer

Our son read that Disney died of lung cancer. He’d been a chronic smoker. Disney died on December 15, 1966. This meant something to my son because of my two breast cancers, only, the fact is, I’d ... read more

After 40 years of smoking, she survived lung cancer thanks to new treatments

Scientific advances in immunotherapy and new targeted therapies have increased survival rates. But screening among former and current smokers still needs to improve to save more lives. read more

Center offers state-of-the-art early diagnosis and treatment for lung cancer

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Opinion: The UK just moved a step closer to banning smoking. Here’s the sticking point

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has an ambitious plan to ban smoking. But as Holly Thomas notes, Boris Johnson isn’t the only Conservative raising eyebrows. read more

Only 3% of eligible Marylanders are screened for lung cancer. A new partnership aims to change that.

Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer deaths in America. Each year, it accounts for roughly 1 in 5 cancer deaths, killing more than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. However, ... read more

What is the smoking ban and how will it work?

Under the new law, each year the legal age for cigarette sales - currently 18 - will increase by one year. It means that people born in or after 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes, ... read more

Few Marylanders are screened for lung cancer. Can this new $8M statewide effort change that?

A recently announced University of Maryland partnership aims to enhance cancer screening and early detection, leading to earlier diagnoses and more treatment options. read more