Smoking puts you at greater risk for developing non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This is the most common type of lung cancer. Early diagnosis is key.
Mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer, can occur 30 or even 40 years after exposure to asbestos. Roughly 3,000 cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.
While smoking remains the most common cause of lung cancer, you can develop the disease if you smoked very little or never smoked at all. Genetics are becoming an important key to treating these cancers.
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), also known as radiosurgery, is an extremely precise, high-dose form of radiation therapy.
Lung cancer is among the most common cancers in the world and a leading cause of cancer-related death in men and women in the U.S.
In diagnosing liver cancer, a pathological study is essential because the disease presents few symptoms. Pathology also guides treatment.
Lung cancer surgery can offer a cure when the disease is diagnosed in the early stages; more advanced cases may need additional therapies.
Neoplasms or tumors can be cancerous or non-cancerous and can grow in any part of the body.
Pancreatic cancer has few, if any, early symptoms. Yale Medicine’s advanced technology helps diagnose the condition early when it is most treatable.
Breast cancer screening is crucial for women's health. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women and the second deadliest, after lung cancer.