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Tagged as Lung Cancer

Want to Prevent Lung and Bowel Cancer? Get Active
What do your lungs have in common with your gut? Would you believe poor cardiovascular fitness could increase your chances of developing cancer in both? One study found an interesting link between these types of cancer and cardiovascular health. A recent study- investigated the connection between cardiovascular fitness and cancers of the lung and bowel. Researchers found people who scored best on an...
June 20, 2024
Immunotherapy and Cancer Treatment
The immune system is the control center of different organs, cells, and tissues that work together to keep the body healthy. Its primary function is to defend the body from diseases and infections. This is why when the body develops cancer, the immune system plays an essential role. The use of immunotherapy over the past few decades has seen great strides, specifically in the cancer community. Read...
March 28, 2022
Why Death Rates Are Declining for Many Types of Cancer
Cancer remains the second-leading cause of death in the United States, according to -the CDC-, overshadowed only by heart disease. We lose nearly 600,000 people each year to this mysterious and devastating cluster of diseases. But there may be hope on the horizon as, despite the high figure, cancer deaths have been on a steady decline. We have a few different shifts to thank for the positive turn,...
July 27, 2021
There’s a New Immunotherapy Treatment for Lung Cancer
One-hundred-fifty-four thousand people died from lung cancer in 2018. And it's not choosy, attacking people of wealth, people who seem otherwise healthy, and even people who never smoked. It's something most have considered untreatable for a long time, but that may be changing. With the right treatment, lung cancer patients may have the -opportunity for a longer, healthier life. Fortunately, a new...
May 18, 2021
This Treatment Could Increase Your Risk of Dying From Cancer
We’re constantly looking for better, smarter, and safer ways to improve our health. In fact, in 2015 it was found that about 1/3 of Americans look for alternative medicine outside regular health care. Some alternative health care methods can be helpful - the problem arises when people start replacing conventional health care with these methods, especially when facing a fatal disease like cancer. Study...
August 15, 2017