People with pulmonary hypertension are at increased risk of developing cancer, especially lung and skin cancers, a new study indicates. The study, “Pulmonary hypertension is associated with an increased incidence of cancer diagnoses,” was published in the journal Pulmonary Circulation. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) refers to…

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Nearly one in every two people with advanced lung cancer also have pulmonary arterial hypertension, a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine reports. The study, “Lung cancer–associated pulmonary hypertension: role of microenvironmental inflammation based on tumor cell-immune cell crosstalk,” showed that lung cancer progression leads…

There are many different lung diseases that vary in severity, but one thing is certain: the number of women developing and dying from lung diseases is rapidly rising in the U.S. With early diagnosis comes early treatment which can help prevent the disease from progressing too quickly. Here are some of the most common lung diseases affecting…

There are many different lung diseases that vary in severity, but one thing is certain: the number of women developing and dying from lung diseases is rapidly rising in the U.S. With early diagnosis comes early treatment which can help prevent the disease from progressing too quickly. Here are some of the most common lung diseases affecting…