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6M Dead From Tobacco Last Year

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:23:29 CDT

Tobacco killed 6 million people worldwide last year and now ranks as the No. 1 cause of death in China, according to a report from the American Cancer Society and World Lung Federation. What's more, the groups say tobacco use may be responsible for 1 billion deaths this century if...

Joe Paterno Dead at 85

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:28:49 CST

Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal, has died, his family confirmed this morning. He was 85. Paterno "died as he lived," read the statement. "He fought hard until the end,...

Joe Paterno Has Lung Cancer

John Johnson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:48:19 CST

Joe Paterno has lung cancer, his family said today. Son Scott specified that it was treatable and said doctors expected a "full recovery" for his 84-year-old father, reports USA Today . "As everyone can appreciate, this is a deeply personal matter for my parents, and we simply ask that his privacy...

Waking Up to a Cigarette Raises Cancer Risk

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:43:05 CDT

You probably already know that smoking is bad for you, but a new study shows that smoking first thing in the morning is apparently even worse. Among the 7,610 smokers studied—62% of whom had lung cancer—those who lit up within 30 minutes of waking were 79% more...

Lung Cancer Deaths in Women Drop

Mark Russell — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:11:00 CDT

"You've come a long way, baby," read the old Virginia Slims ads. But now American woman are making another advance—fewer of them are dying of lung cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute's latest report on cancer in America. The steady decline from a 2002 peak in female lung...

Aspirin Reduces Risk of Cancer Death: Study

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:54:46 CST

Aspirin has long been touted as a means of protecting yourself from heart disease, and now a new study suggests it could dramatically lessen your cancer risk, too. Researchers looked at eight past aspirin trials, and found that patients who took aspirin, rather than a placebo, were 21% less likely...

Dead Smoker's Daughter Awarded $80M

Rob Quinn — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:10:08 CST

The daughter of a man who died of lung cancer after smoking for 60 years has been awarded $80 million by a Florida jury. The jury decided that tobacco giant RJ Reynolds was 90% responsible for the man's death at the age of 76, and ordered the company to pay...

CT Scans Cut Lung Cancer Deaths 20%

Nick McMaster — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:57:15 CDT

CT scans of smokers can detect lung cancer at an early phase and cut the death rate by 20%, says a new study. Duke University researchers found that the scans were much better than regular chest X-rays at catching tumors at a more treatable phase, reports USA Today . The results...

Turkey Plans to Bury 'Cancer City'

Kevin Spak — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:45:00 CDT

Turkey is seriously considering knocking down and burying the village of Tuzkoy—dubbed “cancer city” because its residents are awfully likely to get cancer. Tuzkoy is surrounded by large deposits of erionite, a mineral found in volcanic rocks that happens to be the main cause of the painful lung cancer...