This study provides a comprehensive exploration of the role of IL-1β signaling during development of lung injury induced by a combination of underlying inflammation and mechanical ventilation. The ...

Atelectasis can be due to tumors growing in lung tissue or an airway. Cancer develops when cells in a person’s body begin to divide uncontrollably. These abnormal cells can form tumors and cause ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Scientists have created a new low-cost, fast response sensor to detect lung cancer biomarkers, paving the way for the development of screening devices to spot the disease even ...

Lung disease is a general term for several disorders that include airway diseases, lung tissue diseases, and lung circulation diseases, some of which may lead to respiratory failure. During the ...

Lung cancer survival rates can be as high as 98% for certain cancers diagnosed in an early stage, and as low as 4% for those diagnosed with more aggressive cancers in advanced stages. Survival rates ...

Cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, data shows — but in a surprising turn of events, the most common form of the disease is primarily found in non-smokers.

In lung cancer treatment, a lobectomy is a surgical procedure in which one of the five lobes of the lungs is removed. This intervention can be successful in treating the disease, especially ...

What Is Inoperable Lung Cancer? Inoperable lung cancer is a tumor that surgery can’t treat. This might be because the cancer is in a hard-to-reach spot or for other reasons, like if it’s ...

But radiation to the chest might also raise your odds of lung cancer down the road, especially if you've smoked for many years. The good news is that the chance of this happening is low overall.

Lung neuroendocrine cancers are lung cancers that develop in the neuroendocrine cells of the lung. Your healthcare team might also call them lung neuroendocrine neoplasms (lung NENs). But this means ...

lung NETs - these are typical carcinoid and atypical carcinoid lung NECs - these are small cell and large cell lung NEC A specialist doctor (pathologist) looks at the cancer cells under a microscope.