6 h. ago New diagnosis tools help speed up lung cancer recognition in Forth Valley

The new rapid, on-site evaluation is a link-up between local respiratory and pathology teams and is speeding up finding the best treatment plans for patients.

Science

9 h. ago The common diet discovered to be 'feeding lung cancer tumours'

Scientists have found a link between Western diets high in fructose and lung cancer growth, with research showing sugar-storing molecules 'feed' tumours.

Events

9 h. ago Lung cancer tumours 'feed' off common diet that everyone eats

Lung cancer tumours have been found to 'feed' off sugar, according to a new study examining the link between diet and lung cancer.

Events

12 h. ago Oncologist says pill millions take daily increases cancer risk up to 30 per cent

A doctor says they are linked to increased rates of lung cancer, prostate cancer, bowel cancer, and breast cancer

Events

13 h. ago Oncologist says common pill increases cancer risk up to 30 per cent

A doctor says they are linked to increased rates of lung cancer, prostate cancer, bowel cancer, and breast cancer

Events

3 d. ago Neighbours star Ian Smith shares Christmas miracle following terminal cancer diagnosis

Ian Smith has provided a positive health update, over a year after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of lung cancer.

Science

6 d. ago The nine small health issues that could be an early sign of lung cancer

As the NHS offers a ‘revolutionary’ blood test, here are some signs you could have lung cancer

Science

9 d. ago Nine small health issues that could be an early sign of lung cancer

As the NHS offers a ‘revolutionary’ blood test, here are some signs you could have lung cancer

Science

9 d. ago New research links household air pollution to lung cancer and heart disease

Household air pollution rarely dominates headlines, yet it claims millions of lives each year

Society

9 d. ago New research links household air to lung cancer and heart disease

Household air pollution rarely dominates headlines, yet it claims millions of lives each year

Society

9 d. ago Massachusetts issues warning after state records first case of incurable fatal lung disease

The confirmation of Massachusetts' first case of an incurable lung disease in a countertop maker led health officials to urgently warn the industry about the fatal risk of inhaling toxic dust.

Events

2 w. ago Jane McDonald says 'not a day goes by where I don't think of Eddie' as she opens up on missing her late partner and dealing with grief after he died from lung cancer

Jane McDonald has said there's not a day that goes by that she doesn't think of her late partner, Eddie Rothe. 

Events

2 w. ago PC Sharon Beshenivsky's murderer who was on the run for 15 years died in jail from lung cancer after less than 12 months behind bars, inquest hears

Piran Ditta Khan, 76, was jailed in May last year for the murder of the West Yorkshire Police officer but died in February at HMP Wakefield.

Events

2 w. ago Scientists working to 'cure cancer' in new Channel 4 show share 'exciting possibilities'

The three-part documentary follows experts developing a lung cancer prevention vaccine, blood tests to detect cancer early, and new brain cancer treatments

Science

2 w. ago Esther Rantzen plans early Christmas to give her chance of being ‘alive’ for it

The Childline founder and former broadcaster was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in January 2023.

Politics

2 w. ago Dame Esther Rantzen's heartbreaking reason for celebrating Christmas early this year

Dame Esther Rantzen has been battling incurable lung cancer for nearly three years and has been campaigning to legalise assisted dying since her diagnosis

Politics

2 w. ago Dame Esther Rantzen to celebrate Christmas early for heartbreaking reason

Dame Esther Rantzen was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer in January 2023 and assumed she'd "fall off [her] perch in weeks." And now the TV presenter has made a heartbreaking admission

Politics

2 w. ago Dame Esther Rantzen gives heartbreaking update on cancer battle as she admits she's celebrating Christmas early so there's 'more chance I'll be alive'

The journalist, 85, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2023, and at one point was told she had just weeks to live.

Events

2 w. ago Esther Rantzen 'being attacked by new kind of cancer' in heartbreaking update

Dame Esther Rantzen has given a devastating update on her health, revealing her decision to celebrate Christmas with her family after being diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023

Events

2 w. ago Dame Esther Rantzen's sad admission about having her family Christmas early this year

When Dame Esther Rantzen, the journalist and TV presenter, was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer in January 2023, she assumed she'd "fall off [her] perch in weeks"

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