How your scented Christmas candles can up your risk of heart disease, lung cancer

How your scented Christmas candles can up your risk of heart disease, lung cancer

Your holiday candles that smell of pomegranate, peppermint and pine may spark joy in your home, but they can also fuel your risk of heart disease and certain cancers, a new study finds. “Our research shows that some home fragrance products may be detrimental to indoor air quality,” Asit Kumar Mishra and Marie Coggins, researchers from Ireland, wrote last … Read more

Eminem’s mom Debbie Nelson dead at 69 after lung cancer battle

Eminem’s mom Debbie Nelson dead at 69 after lung cancer battle

Eminem’s mom, Debbie Nelson, has died at age 69. Nelson passed away Monday night in St. Joseph, Mo., after a battle with advanced lung cancer, according to TMZ. Eminem. Mikala Compton/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images Debbie Nelson in September 2005. Getty Images In September, reports said that Nelson was “terminally ill” with lung cancer … Read more

I’m a doctor — female nonsmokers get lung cancer more than men, look out for these troubling signs

I’m a doctor — female nonsmokers get lung cancer more than men, look out for these troubling signs

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

I was smoking and reading the Bible when I decided to give up cigarettes — I felt blessed when I got lung cancer

I was smoking and reading the Bible when I decided to give up cigarettes — I felt blessed when I got lung cancer

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

NY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant: ‘An unbelievable thing’

NY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant: ‘An unbelievable thing’

Cheryl Mehrkar was an “adrenaline junkie” who relished being a scuba divemaster and riding her 2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster in North Carolina, Maine, and near her home in Dutchess County. She had also achieved a fourth-degree karate black belt and dabbled in skydiving and bungee jumping. Now, Mehrkar has a new feat for her unusual résumé … Read more

‘Amazing’ new lung cancer treatment 40% more effective than standard amid ‘golden age’ of cancer research

‘Amazing’ new lung cancer treatment 40% more effective than standard amid ‘golden age’ of cancer research

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

Banning some Gen Zers from buying cigarettes could prevent 1.2M lung cancer deaths: study

Banning some Gen Zers from buying cigarettes could prevent 1.2M lung cancer deaths: study

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

Mom went to hospital for blindness — discovered she had lung cancer

Mom went to hospital for blindness — discovered she had lung cancer

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

I was a teen vaping addict — I finally quit after my lung collapsed twice

I was a teen vaping addict — I finally quit after my lung collapsed twice

A self-proclaimed “vaping addict” is calling for the devices to be banned after her right lung collapsed twice and she suffered permanent scars. “You never think this type of thing will happen to you — but it happened to me. It felt like my lung was on fire,” Wisconsinite Karlee Ozkurt, 20, told SWNS. “I … Read more

‘Polio Paul’ Alexander’s sad final days revealed as he battled COVID inside iron lung — before death at 78

‘Polio Paul’ Alexander’s sad final days revealed as he battled COVID inside iron lung — before death at 78

“Polio Paul” Alexander spent his final days battling COVID while struggling to eat and drink, his social media manager has revealed. The polio survivor, famed for spending more than 70 years inside an iron lung, died Monday in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 78. While an official cause of death hasn’t been publicly disclosed, … Read more

‘Polio Paul’ Alexander, who spent 72 years inside iron lung, dead at 78

‘Polio Paul’ Alexander, who spent 72 years inside iron lung, dead at 78

A polio survivor who spent more than seven decades living inside an iron long has died at 78. Paul Alexander, widely known as “Polio Paul,” passed away Monday in Texas, according to Christopher Ulmer, the organizer of his official GoFundMe account. “Paul, you will be missed but always remembered,” Ulmer wrote. “Thanks for sharing your … Read more

‘Big Bang Theory’ star Kate Micucci gives health update 3 months after lung cancer surgery: ‘I turned a corner’

‘Big Bang Theory’ star Kate Micucci gives health update 3 months after lung cancer surgery: ‘I turned a corner’

“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

Trendy supplement can lower blood pressure of people with lung conditions: study

Trendy supplement can lower blood pressure of people with lung conditions: study

Popular beetroot juice supplements lower blood pressure and improve fitness in people with serious lung conditions, a new study has found. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) sufferers who consumed a daily beetroot juice supplement for 12 weeks reduced their blood pressure and increased the distance they could walk in 6 minutes, SWNS reports. “COPD cannot … Read more

Lung cancer pill shows ‘earth-shattering’ results in 5-year study: ‘An optimistic time’

Lung cancer pill shows ‘earth-shattering’ results in 5-year study: ‘An optimistic time’

Many lung cancer patients now have access to a potentially life-saving medication. Osimertinib, sold under the brand name Tagrisso, is available to patients with Stage 1B-3A lung cancer who have a certain genetic mutation and have had surgery to remove cancerous tumors. Among those patients, Tagrisso was shown to reduce the five-year risk of recurrent cancer by up … Read more

Doctors use breast implants to save lung transplant patient who nearly died from vaping

Doctors use breast implants to save lung transplant patient who nearly died from vaping

A Missouri man whose organs shut down due to his 10-year vaping habit was saved in an unconventional way — by getting outfitted with breast implants. “I thought it was awesome, kind of funny,” Davey Bauer, 34, told CBS News of the unorthodox operation, which went down in May at Chicago’s Northwestern Medical Center. “He was … Read more

Young women get lung cancer at higher rates than men — docs don’t know why

Young women get lung cancer at higher rates than men — docs don’t know why

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

How ‘Polio Paul’ has survived living inside an iron lung for 70 years

How ‘Polio Paul’ has survived living inside an iron lung for 70 years

A man dubbed “Polio Paul” has lived inside a 600-pound iron lung for seven decades, reportedly refusing to upgrade to a modern machine. Paul Alexander, 77, contracted polio in 1952 when he was 6 years old. In March, Guinness World Records declared him the longest iron lung patient ever.  He has faced many challenges since he was … Read more

I’m a doctor — this unclean spot in your shower could lead to skin, lung damage

I’m a doctor — this unclean spot in your shower could lead to skin, lung damage

One doctor is coming clean with just how important keeping a spotless bathroom can be to your health. Dr. Scott Walter revealed people should clean their bathroom shower heads to avoid damaging their skin and lungs. “I learned [this] at a dermatology conference this year and here’s why… Biofilms,” the Denver dermatologist shared in the … Read more

I’m an MMA fighter who lost part of my lung — I did it to myself by vaping

I’m an MMA fighter who lost part of my lung — I did it to myself by vaping

The vapes of wrath. Even the young and healthy aren’t safe from the vape: A New Hampshire fitness fanatic and aspiring MMA fighter had to have part of his lung removed at age 20 after it became freckled with black spots — which he attributed to his chronic e-cigarette use. “It was really scary because … Read more

My lung collapsed from vaping — here’s what people need to know

My lung collapsed from vaping — here’s what people need to know

A man from England who claims he suffered from a collapsed lung after vaping is warning others about the potential hazards of electronic cigarettes. Alex Gittins, 31, said that he had been buying disposable vapes from a shop called Easi-Vape in Bishop Auckland, England, for four months, when one day, he suddenly got a “horrible … Read more