Most people assume that smoking for decades means quitting is nearly impossible. While it’s certainly true that your nicotine addiction is well-cemented after 40+ years, it’s never impossible to quit smoking for good and take back your...

Women are often forgotten in the conversation about mesothelioma. There’s no doubt most mesothelioma sufferers are men. Mesothelioma comes from exposure to asbestos, hence why men working in industrial and military settings make up many mesothelioma cases. Let’s...

The dangers of tobacco have been established for decades and yet 6.5 Trillion cigarettes are still sold globally every year. That means 18 billion cigarettes are smoked everyday and the saddest thing of all is that most...

From the big screen to the stage, I’ve played a variety of roles over the years. But perhaps the most important role was as a caregiver to my husband, Michael. More than a dozen years ago, while...

Whether for yourself or for a loved one, these calculators are a starting point for becoming an advocate for healthy aging. Use them to assess an existing concern or even to develop an effective vocabulary for speaking...

By Christina Baik, MD, MPH – Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women, affecting some 70,000 women in the United States annually. Several studies suggest that women develop the disease more without tobacco...

By Tamekia Reece – This weekend brought tragedy for two political families. After a successful battle against lung cancer in 2003, Kara Kennedy, daughter of the late senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, died of a heart attack on...