New data from the American Lung Association shows an increase in survival rates for lung cancer patients — jumping 22% over the last five years. The survival rate is now 26%. Christy Fisher says she's ...

It’s not often that researchers get to share encouraging news when it comes to cancer. That’s why the recent announcement ...

For adults with NSCLC, assessment of more than one N1 nodal station is associated with increased nodal upstaging and improved survival.

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Pennsylvania has seen improvement over the past five years in the diagnosis rate and survivability of lung cancer, but more can be done. These are among the trends examined in the American Lung ...

Yes, lung cancer can be curable — if it’s found early and responds well to treatment. Thanks to recent therapy advances, the lung cancer mortality rate has declined and survival rates have improved.

The latest American Cancer Society report shows a 34% drop in cancer mortality since 1991, but reveals a worrying increase in ...

Significant progress is being made in the fight against lung cancer, according to a new study from the American Lung Association. But more work needs to be done. A state-by-state analysis says ...

Despite the overall improvement in survival rates, Native Americans, Black Americans, and rural populations continue to face higher rates of death from cancer. People are living longer after a cancer ...

People who have received a cancer diagnosis are living longer than ever, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society (ACS). Decades of cancer research have led to more effective ...

It's the statistic the Hawkeye State doesn't want to boast about: Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the country. Iowa has the nation’s second-highest age-adjusted cancer rate at 491.8 new ...

A man with no troubling symptoms was only found to have lung cancer after he was offered a test under a specialist NHS ...