Before the ears, raised eyebrows, "Live long and prosper" Star Trek itself became the legendary success it was, Leonard Nimoy was already a man of purpose. He was quietly driven, endlessly curious and ...

In addition, the historically strong link between smoking and lung cancer may inadvertently lead non-smokers to attribute symptoms to other causes, says Wicki. "Most cases in never-smokers are ...

Review Article Published: October 2007 Lung cancer in never smokers — a different disease Sophie Sun, Joan H. Schiller & Adi F. Gazdar Nature Reviews Cancer 7, 778–790 (2007) Cite this article ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

Why Lung Cancer Is Not Just A Smoker's Disease A 2020 study published in the Missouri Medicine journal revealed that 15-20% of men with lung cancer are non-smokers, whereas over 50% of women with ...

Following the discovery of mutations which can lead to lung cancer in non-smokers, the pharmaceutical industry began to develop drugs that specifically block the activity of those proteins.

Their study revealed evidence of smoking damage in the teeth of 70% of ex-smokers and 33% of current smokers, compared to just 3% of non-smokers.

A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive for centuries.

Gene Park is a reporter for The Washington Post, covering video games and gaming culture. He joined The Post in 2015 as audience editor, and is a former reporter in the West Coast and Pacific ...

Recurrence occurs in 20%-30% of early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Hypoxia in the tumor microenvironment drives radiation ...