An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

Cigarette smoking, for example, is responsible for nearly 90% of all lung cancer deaths and 80% of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes things like emphysema and chronic ...

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic ...

Smoking can also reduce the number of cilia in the lungs, impairing the ability to clean the lungs. Having fewer cilia can ...

Discover how smoking damages lung tissue and increases the risk of respiratory disease. ... The cilia in your lungs become active again. As they recover, you might cough more at first.

Your lungs heal after you quit smoking. Many people report less coughing and shortness of breath within a few weeks or months. Your cilia begin to regrow and heal quickly.

Smoking is a harmful habit that affects not only the smoker but also those around them, particularly children. The impact of secondhand smoke on children’s health is profound, with the lungs ...

Smoking can turns your lungs, black, inflated, and inflamed. But quitting can reverse some of this damage, ... After a few months, the cilia in your lungs start working efficiently again.

From July, eligible Australians will be screened for lung cancer as part of the nation's first new cancer screening program ...

The micro-hairs lining your lungs, called cilia, that are designed to keep lungs clean are destroyed. The toxic chemicals you inhale are passed into your blood, and then circulated around your body.