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Lung cancer scans backed for older, heavy smokers
After decades of qualms about lung cancer screening, the American Cancer Society says there now is enough evidence to recommend it, but only for current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74 and after a frank talk about risks and benefits.
Homicide Survivors founder Leland dies
Gail Leland, who founded Homicide Survivors after the murder of her 14-year-old son in 1981, lost her 12-year battle with lung cancer Wednesday morning. She was 63.
Homicide Survivors founder Leland dies
Gail Leland founded the charter chapter of Parents of Murdered Children in Tucson on Feb. 19, 1982, and it later became Homicide Survivors Inc.
Homicide Survivors founder Leland dies
was murdered in 1981 at age 14, and his killer has never been found.
Blog: Fundraiser tonight for seriously ill physician-to-be
It's not the kind of news any 41-year-old would expect, let alone someone who has never smoked.
Blog: The leading cause of lung cancer is smoking, not genetics
Last week's story about University of Arizona medical student Derek Neal's battle with lung cancer attracted some inaccurate comments from readers.
Provider quickly becomes a patient
Registered nurse and medical student Derek Neal, 41, who was recently diagnosed with non-smoker lung cancer, says each day with his wife and children - son Gabe, 9, and daughter Emma, 5 - is a gift.
Medical provider suddenly becomes a patient
Over Labor Day weekend, registered nurse and current medical student Derek Neal unexpectedly went from the role of health-care provider to gravely ill patient.
Greg Hansen: Rincon's Mehle left legacy of success as coach, person
Bill Mehle was 18 when he received his first paycheck from the Boston Red Sox. It was 1950, and he played for the Wilson Tobacconists of the Class D Coastal Plains League.
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