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The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase earlier detection. Dr. Leana Wen walks us through the different kinds of lung cancers ...
Smoking is a harmful habit that affects not only the smoker but also those around them, particularly children. The impact of secondhand smoke on children’s health is profound, with the lungs ...
This grim video reveals the shocking reality of what smoking is doing to your lungs. Puffing on a pack of cigarettes a day will leave your lungs black and riddled with cancer. Nurse Amanda Eller, f… ...
Organs-on-chips allow the study of drugs and diseases without testing on animals or humans. Now a team at Harvard has designed a device that smokes cigarettes and sends the smoke through a lung-on ...
Because they’re so small, ... In the U.S., lung cancer from smoking causes 125,000 deaths a year, and another 7,300 people die from lung cancer caused by secondhand smoke.
While many people think there are few risks from smoking weed, it may be linked to lung cancer and lung disease. Anytime you inhale smoke, there's a risk.
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Researchers working to discover more about how smoke impacts people's health have developed an artificial human lung airway-on-a-chip and smoking robot to carry out more accurate tests.