There has been a lot of controversy in recent years about the link between breathing in second-hand tobacco smoke, also called "passive smoking," and lung cancer in non-smokers. A significant body of evidence gathered...

  Emphysema is a chronic condition caused by smoking cigarettes. It is also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and was recently dubbed as COLD, chronic obstructive lung disease. This disease is caused by exposure...

One of the most vital facts about lung cancer to know is that they are carcinomas that start from the lungs' epithelial cells. Lung cancer is responsible for almost one and a half million...

Lung cancer is a deadly disease that kills the greatest number of people each year. Usually it comes from smoking. Lung cancer is basically what happens when the cells in lung tissue begin growing at...

Learn all about lung disease and its causes. The many disorders categorized under the umbrella of lung disease vary greatly. Most of these disorders lead to scarring of the lungs, decreasing your ability to breathe...

Facts and statistics relating to stage four lung cancer. Lung cancer, like many cancers, is broken down in stages. These stages are based upon how advanced a patient's cancer is, and is often a key...

Lung cancer is a deadly disease that kills the greatest number of people each year. Usually it comes from smoking. Lung cancer is basically what happens when the cells in lung tissue begin growing at...

Did you  know that when you smoke you could contract some 50 diseases - and 20 of those are fatal. Lung cancer is one of the major killers for smokers. In this section you...