When most people picture someone with lung cancer, they picture a smoker. That picture leaves a lot of people out. About 1 in 8 Americans who learn they have lung cancer have never smoked a cigarette.
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Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms That Often Get Overlooked
Pancreatic cancer can be difficult to detect early. The pancreas sits deep inside the abdomen, and tumors may grow for some time before causing noticeable problems. When symptoms do develop, they can be easy to explain away as indigestion, back pain or another common health issue.
What Happens To Your Body in the First 48 Hours After Quitting Smoking
Quitting smoking is a long-term investment in your health, but your body does not wait years to begin recovering. Changes start within minutes of your last cigarette.
Prostate Cancer Screening: What the PSA Test Can and Can’t Tell You
About 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, and this simple blood test is our best tool for finding it early.