Asthma—a chronic inflammation of the airways that causes trouble breathing—affects 5 to 10 percent of children in the United States.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disorder characterized by persistent obstruction to airflow through the lungs. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Feeling as though you can’t take in enough oxygen, called dyspnea or “air hunger,” is a distressing symptom of advanced cancer.
Interstitial lung disease refers to a group of diseases that irritate, inflame or scar the lungs and supporting air sacs.
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening blockage in a lung artery that strains the lungs and the right side of the heart, among other symptoms.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
EVALI is the name given by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the dangerous, newly identified lung disease linked to vaping. The name EVALI is an acronym that stands for e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury.
Smoking tobacco is the leading risk factor for small cell lung cancer, responsible for 98 percent of all cases.
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.
Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), also known as radiosurgery, is an extremely precise, high-dose form of radiation therapy.