Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is uncertainty surrounding the link between COPD and lung cancer. Selecting patients who should undergo ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Several European studies have investigated integrating spirometry at the time of low-dose CT. Spirometry needs ...

One random day of the year. One random shift at the station. One good torrential rain and storm. One cough. One bronchoscope. One grouping of molds, in my lungs. One diagnosis, COPD. How? Did someone ...

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are already compromised, so the prospect of removing all or part of a lung is especially daunting for these patients if they are also ...

“COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally; yet, it is less likely than heart disease or lung cancer to be viewed as a leading cause of death.

Reducing or quitting smoking significantly lowered the risk of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who smoked less than 30 pack-years in a recent study. Smoking ...

Lung cancer poses a potential smoke screen for today’s pulmonologists. Overall, incidence rates continue to decline in the US as other cancers are on the rise, yet a growing number of patients are ...

ABINGTON, Pa. (WPVI) -- Understanding and treating COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is one of the most active fields in medicine. But there's still a huge need for more awareness so that ...