Nation Feb 03 Rush Limbaugh says he’s been diagnosed with lung cancer Addressing listeners on his program Monday, Limbaugh said he will take some days off for further medical tests and to determine treatment. By Lynn Elber, Associated Press
Health Apr 16 Tobacco companies pay billions to compensate for smoking-related illness. Is it enough? April 15 is Tax Day, as well as the date each year on which the largest tobacco companies pay $9 billion dollars to states because of tobacco-related illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. But what is the real cost… By Charles Betley, The Conversation
Health May 09 Watch 6:48 This Cuban lung cancer drug is giving some U.S. patients hope A promising lung cancer treatment from Cuba is getting attention from U.S. patients, some of whom are already traveling there to try the drug in hopes of stopping their cancer from growing. American doctors can't prescribe CIMAvax because the Food… By PBS NewsHour
Health Mar 25 Watch 8:41 Why cancer is so hard to fight in rural Kentucky Cancer is epidemic in eastern Kentucky, a result of medical illiteracy, limited access to care, unhealthy lifestyles and poverty. In fact, life expectancy in the region is five years shorter than the rest of the nation. But state health officials… By PBS NewsHour
Feb 04 Watch 7:39 Amid death’s throes, young doctor examines life for meaning By PBS NewsHour By age 36, neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi had earned five degrees across various fields and was at the end of a residency at Stanford. Then he was diagnosed with lung cancer, a disease that killed him 22 months later. Facing death,… Continue watching
Sep 24 Will cancer-sniffing dogs lose their jobs to a machine? By Mori Rothman At the Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Philadelphia, Ffoster, a Labrador retriever, is hard at work. The dog sniffs furiously at an array of metal boxes containing blood samples mounted on a metal wheel, pauses by one of the… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch New clinical trials underway for advanced lung cancer patients By PBS NewsHour There was word this week of what is being described as a pioneering clinical trial being done in the U.K. for patients with advanced lung cancer. What’s so novel about this development?Hari Sreenivasan spoke to Dr. Mark Kris, an oncologist… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Can CT scans for smokers save lives? Dr. Henschke is a leading expert in lung cancer screenings. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Acclaimed American Author John Updike Dies at Age 76 John Updike, one of the most prolific and popular American authors of his generation who chronicled the drama of everyday suburban life, died Tuesday, his publisher said. Writer Nicholas Delbanco, a former student of Updike's, remembers his friend and mentor. Continue watching