There are an estimated 175,000 new cases of lung cancer diagnosed in the United States each year and rates for women are only half as high as the rates for men but are about twice as high as their rates in 1975. more >>

• X-Ray
• CT Scan
• Spirometry: what is it?

The relief of pain depends on good communication between the individual with pain and the doctor and other health care professionals treating them. The person with the pain is the one who knows the pain best. The doctor or nurse should not be the one who decides whether the pain exists or how bad it is. more >>

• Pain and cancer
• Cancer pain treatment: bone metastases
• Coping with fatigue
• Radiation therapy

If you've tried quitting smoking before, your odds of success go up every time, so plan to succeed. But before you begin let's review a few proven ways to butt out for good. more >>

• Costs of smoking
• Preparing to quit smoking
• Medications are not the silver bullet, but they might help!
• The ABC's of bronchitis