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+Cancer | March 21, 2012

Aspirin, a Wonder Drug? Studies Show It May Prevent Cancer

By Alice Park

Many people take a daily aspirin to reduce their risk of heart attack, but now fresh evidence suggests that the over-the-counter pain reliever may be a powerful tool in cancer prevention as well.

+Numbers | January 23, 2012

14%

Percent of lung cancer patients who continued to smoke cigarettes five months after diagnosis, according to a study in Cancer. The same was true of 9% of colorectal cancer patients. Most people who can’t quit are hard-core, high-volume smokers. They struggle to kick the habit, but often face barriers like depression and social stigma. “There [...]

+Drugs | January 10, 2012

Study: Smoking Marijuana Not Linked with Lung Damage

By Maia Szalavitz
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Marijuana smokers performed better on tests of lung function compared to nonsmokers and cigarette smokers

+Cancer | August 18, 2011

A New Way to Detect Lung Cancer? Dogs Can Sniff It Out

By Alice Park
Justin Paget

They’re man’s best friend, but dogs, it turns out, may also be a doctor’s newest secret weapon for detecting cancer.

+Tobacco | August 17, 2011

Smoking Linked to Cancer Risk (It’s Not Lung Cancer)

By Alice Park
amanda vivan

Cigarette smoking may be contributing not only to lung cancer, but also to steady rates of bladder cancer, according to new research.

+Tobacco | August 8, 2011

Studies: Early Morning Smoking Ups Your Risk of Cancer

By Meredith Melnick
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Smokers who light up first thing in the morning are more likely to develop lung cancer and tumors of the head and neck, compared with people who wait at least an hour after rolling out of bed to smoke, according to a pair of studies published online by the journal Cancer.

+Cancer | July 13, 2011

Almost Every Type of Cancer Kills More Men Than Women, Study Shows

By Laura Blue
Joel Sartore

Men die at higher rates than women from almost every kind of cancer, a new study finds.

+Cancer | June 30, 2011

CT Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives, But at What Cost?

By Kate Pickert
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There are only a few cancer diagnoses more terrifying than lung cancer. The disease is responsible for about one-third of all U.S. cancer deaths every year and only 15% of people diagnosed with it live more than five years. These daunting statistics are why U.S. medical professionals have been trying since the 1960s to come [...]

+Cancer | March 7, 2011

Study: Using Toenails to Predict Risk of Lung Cancer

By Meredith Melnick
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Most drug tests use saliva or urine, but researchers from the University of California-San Diego Medical Center and Harvard School of Public Health found that examining men’s toenail clippings was the most reliable way to figure out how much nicotine they had in their body — and their risk of developing lung cancer.

+Longevity | February 16, 2011

Why Do Immigrants Live Longer Than Native-Born Americans? Smoking

By Bryan Walsh
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It’s a epidemiological mystery. In rich countries immigrants often seem to live longer than native-born residents, a fact that appears to fly in the face of public health assumptions.