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Sign up with FacebookJennifer Mathews: More than 170,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer each year and 160,000 will die from the disease. Dr. Peter Mazzone: That makes lung cancer far and away the most common cause of cancer-related death in the United States...
One of the possible symptoms of lung cancer is shortness of breath. When you inhale, the air moves down your main airway, called your trachea. The air then moves into smaller airways that branch into your lungs. These smaller airways end in flexib...
Holding My Breath is an experimental documentary that depicts budding filmmaker Kate Lain's rocky journey through her dad's lung cancer diagnosis and treatment. The film explores the importance of remembering to laugh, move forward, and...
Jennifer Mathews: As Joe Johnson enjoys time with his nephew, he has a sense of comfort that he hasn't had in more than a year. Joe Johnson: Sure enough, that's when they told me I had lung cancer. Jennifer Mathews: He had chemo and radiation to f...
Jennifer Matthews: Elaine Oliver values the time she has with her family. For 30 years, Elaine smoked a pack of cigarettes a day. Like many smokers, she developed lung cancer. Unlike many, hers was found early. Dr. Claudia Henschke: You find it ty...