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Why won’t my cough go away?

Sometimes, a cough that won’t go away could be the sign of a serious condition. Fortunately, these aren’t common.

Human tumors often include slowly proliferating cancer cells that resist treatment. This image shows a cluster of slow-cycling (AKT-low/Hes1-high) breast cancer cells (red) within a human ER+ primary breast tumor (cell nuclei in blue; rapidly cycling, AKT-high, cancer cells in green). Cancer cells enter an AKT-low state in response to decreased interaction of cell surface beta-1 integrin with the extracellular matrix. AKT-low cancer cells within invasive breast cancer tumors persist after combination chemotherapy and contribute to tumor progression.

May 14, 2025 Breast Cancer / Colon Cancer / Lung Cancer

As Rates of Some Cancers Increase in Younger People, Researchers Search for Answers

With rates of some cancers increasing among people under the age 50, researchers are trying to understand what factors are driving this trend and potential ways to address it

September 6, 2024 Biotechnology / Cancer / Colon Cancer / Lung Cancer

DNA from Ancient Viruses Helps Many Cancers Grow

Cancer cells use all sorts of tricks and trades to aid their growth and survival. Now a new study shows that many kinds of cancer pull an unusual card to support their growth: DNA left over from ancient viruses.

January 16, 2024 Environmental Health / Lung Cancer / Prevention

Reduce Radon for a Safer Home –

Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas. We can’t see it, taste it, or smell it, but it is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers in the United States. Radon is responsible for about 21,000 deaths in the United States each year.

February 7, 2023 Lung Cancer / Lungs / Women's Health

Lung cancer rates have risen among nonsmokers and young women — why?

The American Lung Association reports that while lung cancer rates have risen by 79% for women over the last 44 years, they decreased by 43% for men. And for the first time in history, there are more young women than men diagnosed with lung cancer.