A DAILY pill that doubles survival time for lung cancer patients will be made routinely available on the NHS. Osimertinib, also known as Tagrisso and made by AstraZeneca, helps prevent cancer from ...

A WOMAN who struggled with indigestion and found swallowing food painful, has now been told she may only have months to live.

Refusing to believe it, he went home and cooked dinner. When he couldn't swallow his food, he lay down, holding his chest. Sanctorum insisted he get to the emergency room. "I know you don't think it's ...

The blood test for those at high risk of lung cancer could lead to earlier detection and a "major reduction" in deaths, a ...

The large-scale trial involved 12,208 smokers and ex-smokers who were aged between 50 and 75 years old and at high risk of ...

Professor Sullivan told the PA news agency: “The low-dose CT scan over-diagnoses, the blood test misses cancers ... and 75 ...

Methods Current and former heavy smokers participating in a lung cancer screening trial were recruited to the study and all underwent CT. Spirometry was performed at baseline and at 3-year follow-up.

For those who want the most accurate readings during exercise, our testing still leads us to recommend the Garmin HRM-Pro Plus chest strap. For more convenient tracking, the Apple Watch Series 10 ...

Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues have uncovered that the availability of the amino acid aspartate is one reason why the lung is a frequent organ of metastasis. Their work appears ...

A chest X-ray cannot diagnose asthma but can provide valuable information during a severe attack or when someone is hospitalized with asthma complications. A chest X-ray can also differentiate asthma ...

Police have identified a 50-year-old woman who was found dead near a partially submerged vehicle in a pond at a country club in Glastonbury over the weekend and they said they are investigating ...