Lung Cancer Statistics: The Realities In The Black Community
(BlackDoctor.org) -- How much do you know about lung cancer? According to a recent survey, you may know less than you thought. A new study shows that many patients, African Americans in particular, don’t know enough about this serious disease.
According to Christopher S. Lathan, MD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, and colleagues reported online in Cancer, significantly fewer African Americans than Caucasians thought lung cancer is caused by behavior or lifestyle and
(BlackDoctor.org) -- There is no right or wrong way to feel about being diagnosed with lung cancer. Nor is there a right or wrong way to react to your feelings. Do what is most comfortable and useful for you.
You may relate to all of the feelings below or just a few. You may feel them at different times, with some days being better than others. It may help to know that others have felt the same way that you do.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Bryant Gumbel stunned a television audience, and the world, on Tuesday with the news that a malignant tumor in his chest and part of his lung were removed two months ago.
The surprising reveal happened while the former “Today” show anchor, 61, was subbing for Regis Philbin on Tuesday's edition of "Live With Regis and Kelly.” He and Kelly Ripa had been talking backstage and Ripa mentioned that she wanted to dance with him to accompany a segment with a woman who
Less Exposure To Radon In The Home, Less Risk Of Lung Cancer
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Exposure to levels of radon gas typically found in 90 percent of American homes appears to reduce the risk of developing lung cancer by as much as 60 percent, according to a study published in the March 2008 issue of the journal Health Physics.
The finding differs significantly from the results of previous case-control studies of the effects of low-level radon exposure, which have detected a slightly elevated lung cancer risk (but without statistical significance) or no
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- How much do you know about lung cancer? According to a recent survey, you may know less than you thought. A new study shows that many patients, African Americans in particular, don’t know enough about this serious disease.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- There is no right or wrong way to feel about being diagnosed with lung cancer. Nor is there a right or wrong way to react to your feelings. Do what is most comfortable and useful for you.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Bryant Gumbel stunned a television audience, and the world, on Tuesday with the news that a malignant tumor in his chest and part of his lung were removed two months ago. 
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Exposure to levels of radon gas typically found in 90 percent of American homes appears to reduce the risk of developing lung cancer by as much as 60 percent, according to a study published in the March 2008 issue of the journal Health Physics.