It is Alaska Cancer Action Day in Juneau, as community activists speak with lawmakers about the need for more tobacco education, prevention, and funding. Your Alaska Link speaks with volunteers ...

Former public defender Denise Lee is spreading the word about a lung scan that saved her life — and she learned about it from ...

The most common form of lung cancer is primarily found in non-smokers, a new study reveals. Doctors react to the surprising driver of the disease and other risk factors.

Nobles and Rep. Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, have introduced legislation — Senate Bill 5183 and House Bill 1203 — that ...

A 'devastating' study has revealed just how many minutes one cigarette can take off your life, but if that wasn't enough to sway you, perhaps knowing the effect smoking can have on the brain may help ...

Gov. Janet Mills' proposal to bring the tax from $2 to $3 per pack of 20 cigarettes is sensible, future-oriented and deserves Mainers' support. There are two primary reasons to endorse this piece of ...

For decades, smoking has been linked to serious health risks, from lung disease to cardiovascular issues. As scientific ...

While the number of smokers in the world as a proportion of the population is dropping, lung cancer continues to cause almost ...

A team of Israeli researchers has identified how the structure and chemical changes in the DNA influence the risk of ...

The F.D.A. is making its biggest move yet to end smoking. It needs to be careful not to give rise to another public health ...

The popularity of hookah lounges, cigar bars, and recreational marijuana may be contributing to higher rates of lung cancer ...

The study from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, led by Prof. Sheera Adar and her graduate student Elisheva Heilbrun-Katz ...