The year 2022 was a difficult one for Candice Ward, a mother of three and grandmother of two. She began the year mourning the tragic death of her 27-year-old son...

In fall 2021, Cece Nudelman had a routine visit with a new primary care doctor. “And it just came up that I had the cough — a smoker’s cough. People...

It was August 2021, and Devonne Swift’s cough had persisted for two weeks. She was 53, a mom and a never-smoker. For over 30 years, she’d worked at the American...

John S. Howell likes to talk about his good fortune. “I feel like the luckiest guy in the world,” he’ll say, right at the start of a conversation. Five minutes...

For years, the health risks of smoking have been well documented. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and cigarette smoking is linked to...

It almost defies logic. “We have a major problem here in the U.S.,” said thoracic surgeon Dan J. Raz, M.D., M.A.S. “Lung cancer screening is recommended for millions of people...

It can be a double blow: a cancer battle made all the more frightening by a case of COVID-19. Since the pandemic began, many patients have faced this dual challenge...

City of Hope has received a lung cancer Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to address the disproportionate effects of lung cancer in...

Abby Kanarek “The outcome for this cancer is not going to be good,” Abby Kanarek told her boyfriend. “And I don’t want to put you through that. You need to...

Updated March 27, 2024: Since this article was originally published, the recruitment time period was extended to five years. The study is currently actively recruiting participants. Please go here for...