Latest Lung cancer News

Polluted communities hold their breath as companies struggle with California’s diesel truck ban

Dec. 10, 2024 12:32 PM EST

Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can’t get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to and from the Port of Los Angeles, pass in front of his home all day, their engines roaring and their exhaust spewing into the air. Ulloa, who was diagnosed...

Australian actor Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop in 'Neighbours,' retires due to cancer

Dec. 03, 2024 01:31 AM EST

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Actor Ian Smith, who has played the character Harold Bishop in the iconic Australian soap opera “Neighbours” since 1987, has announced his retirement after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. The 86-year-old actor revealed the diagnosis in an...

North Carolina football player Tylee Craft dies from rare lung cancer at 23

Oct. 12, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina football player Tylee Craft died Saturday morning from a rare form of lung cancer, coach Mack Brown said. Brown made the announcement in his postgame news conference following the Tar Heels’ loss to Georgia Tech. Craft was 23. ...