Lung cancer

Missouri and Iowa show little progress in cutting their rates of new cancer cases, according to the latest American Lung Association report. Nebraska and Kansas saw rates of new cases remain below or at the national average.

Can’t stop smoking? Your genes might be part of the problem.After a case review of 24 studies involving 29,000 participants, researchers at Washington…

Fifteen years ago, Clark Whittington was searching for a way to make his art more sellable. Inspired by a co-worker, he came up with the idea of a vending…

New genetic research on lung cancer may help open the door to more targeted cancer treatments.A national consortium of scientists has mapped and analyzed…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 25, 2009 - I don’t walk as much as I used to, or as I should, but last week I joined a crowd of…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 8, 2009 - As I get older, cancer kills more and more of my friends and family. Lung cancer is my…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: October 2, 2008 - Paul Newman, screen legend, racing enthusiast, philanthropist extraordinaire and…