November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — an estimated 235,000 new cases of lung cancer and 125,000 deaths are expected to occur this year in the US. Dr. Daniel Sterman, the division director for pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine, talked with us about the … Read more
A Virginia woman was experiencing no troubling symptoms when she went for a cancer screening afte 35 years of smoking — but when she was told she had lung cancer, she says she felt “blessed” and “grateful.” Barbara Rodriguez, 53, was smoking a cigarette while reading the Bible in December 2022 when she decided to … Read more
Cancer may seem like an old person’s disease, but studies have shown that certain types have become increasingly prevalent in Americans younger than 50. Recent research found that Gen X and millennial Americans are at higher risk of developing 17 cancers compared to older generations. Rates of colon cancer diagnoses, for example, have increased by 15% in adults … Read more
About one in every five people will develop cancer in their lifetime. While many factors, such as age and family history, are beyond our control, we can lower our cancer risk with a healthy diet. Free radicals, reactive chemicals that damage our cells, are believed to contribute to cancer development. Antioxidants protect the body from the harmful … Read more
She’s giving her TikTok followers the 4-1-1 on four bad habits to avoid. Dr. Jess Andrade, a sports medicine specialist and pediatrics doctor in Massachusetts, is sharing the four activities she won’t do — vape, pull an all-nighter, exercise for less than 150 minutes a week and consume too many artificial ingredients and preservatives. Vaping Bronchiolitis obliterans, … Read more
A new drug combo recently approved by the Food & Drug Administration can halt lung cancer in its treacherous tracks — for over 40% longer than previously possible, a wide-ranging trial funded by pharmaceutical giant Janssen showed. Doctors are hailing the breakthrough as “amazing.” Lung cancer kills roughly 1.8 million people per year. The insidious disease … Read more
Pipe dream? Researchers say that 1.2 million lung cancer deaths worldwide could be prevented over 70 years by banning the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to people born between 2006 and 2010. “Lung cancer is a major killer worldwide, and a staggering two-thirds of deaths are linked to one preventable risk factor — … Read more
He wants you to take this advice to heart. Dr. Jeremy London, a heart surgeon in Savannah, Georgia, is revealing the four bad habits that he avoids to maintain good health. He said that being a cardiothoracic surgeon for 25 years has taught him not to smoke or vape, use alcohol-based mouthwash, consume processed foods … Read more
Oh, man! The number of male cancer cases around the world is projected to spike from 10.3 million in 2022 to 19 million in 2050 — an 84% increase, Australian health experts say. What’s more, the number of men who die from cancer is expected to rise 93%, from 5.4 million in 2022 to 10.5 … Read more
Well, this is a drag. Smoking is to blame for 20% of US cancer cases and nearly 30% of cancer deaths, the American Cancer Society (ACS) warns in new research. In fact, the organization insists that four in 10 cancer cases and nearly half of cancer deaths in American adults 30 and older may have been … Read more
More bummer news for Gen X — a new study finds that the forgotten generation is being diagnosed with more cancer than their parents’ and grandparents’ generations. “Our results speak to the rate of incidence per 100,000 people,” the researchers told The Post on Monday. “According to our projections and analysis, Gen X is experiencing … Read more
Dr. Richard Scolyer has made international headlines for doing something doctors thought would be impossible: he has survived a deadly cancer. The doctor, who himself is a pathologist who has helped pioneer melanoma treatments, tried a first-of-its-kind combination of immunotherapy drugs prior to surgery in a revolutionary new approach. Scolyer was diagnosed with a type … Read more
Don’t turn a blind eye to the possibility of lung cancer in patients with vision problems, one doctor warned recently. A 32-year-old woman from India who never smoked went to the doctor after going blind in one eye. Her lungs were filled with cancerous tumors, despite reporting no pulmonary disturbances, according to a case study … Read more
Kate Middleton revealed Friday that she’s battling cancer that was discovered after recent abdominal surgery — and now, oncologists are sounding the alarm about an uptick in certain cancers among younger adults. “There is an epidemic currently of young people getting cancer (under 50s),” Dr. Shivan Sivakumar, associate professor in oncology at the University of Birmingham … Read more
“Big Bang Theory” alum Kate Micucci is “feeling very grateful” three months after undergoing unexpected lung surgery. Micucci makes her return to acting as a guest star on Tuesday night’s episode of “Night Court” (8 p.m. on NBC) when the wacky Wheeler family returns to the series universe 30 years later to reunite with Dan Fielding … Read more
An inflammatory new claim that taking vitamin supplements will increase your risk of cancer has ruffled feathers throughout the medical community. Dr. Mohammad Muneeb Khan, an oncologist with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), has proclaimed that multivitamins should be labeled with the same warnings now found on cigarette packages. “Synthetic pills contain obscenely high … Read more
Younger women are getting lung cancer at higher rates than men — and researchers can’t figure out why. A report published Thursday in the journal JAMA Oncology showed that there is a gender disparity in lung cancer cases among people 35 to 54, with women being diagnosed at higher rates. While the disparity is slim … Read more
Her neighbors had a bone to pick. A self-proclaimed “Halloween lover” was asked to take down her “morbid” decorations — and her compassionate response is going viral. South Carolina mom Salena Webb in September hung her Halloween decor, which included a cardboard graveyard, a giant spiderweb on her front porch and two life-sized skeletons with … Read more
Blame it on burgers and booze. The steady increase in cancer cases among young people could be chalked up to red meat, salt and alcohol, new research suggests. A study published Tuesday in BMJ Oncology analyzed data from 1990 and 2019, finding a 79% surge in new cancer cases in people under 50 over the … Read more
After learning she has less than a year to live, mom-of-two Jenny Appleford let her children shave her head as she undergoes treatment to extend her life. In July, physicians informed popular California-based “mommy influencer” Appleford, 36, that she would likely only live for an estimated six-to-nine months before succumbing to stage 4 lung cancer … Read more