The human respiratory system possesses remarkable healing abilities, even after years of tobacco exposure. While the damage from smoking can feel overwhelming, the body begins repairing itself within ...

The Associated Press reports on a study out of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, showing that physically active smokers have a 35 percent lower risk ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in America, claiming more lives each year than colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. While smoking stands as the most significant risk ...

Every part of your body needs oxygen to function properly. The main job of your respiratory system is to make sure that happens — it’s responsible for circulating fresh air throughout your body and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who smoke may be able to reduce their lung cancer risk with exercise, a new study shows. But the investigators caution that any relative benefit is dwarfed by the ...

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.