Chest pain is most likely to develop during the later stages of lung cancer. This is generally due to lung tumors that can cause pain that worsens when coughing, laughing, or breathing deeply. Lung ...

For patients with cancer, having a PICC or port can be convenient, but I got it removed the moment I was allowed to. One of the first decisions you’ll have to make after receiving a diagnosis of ...

Care teams often implant a chemo port into patients with cancer to provide easy access for blood draws and to deliver treatments such as chemotherapy and antibiotics. Here, as part of its Heal at Home ...

Chest wall tumors are benign or malignant growths that develop anywhere along your chest wall. Doctors use imaging tests and a biopsy to diagnose them. Surgery is often a needed treatment. Chest wall ...

Chest tumors can be benign or malignant. Both types of tumors can cause similar symptoms, such as pain or swelling in the chest area. The chest wall forms the protective casing for the heart, lungs, ...

It can happen without warning: a persistent pressure in your chest, an inability to catch your breath while walking up a flight of stairs, or a bad cough that won't go away. When people feel this ...

Bone mineral density in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). Background: The aims of this prospective randomized study were two-fold: To estimate the incidence of overall venous thrombosis (VT) including ...

Records of more than 170,000 lung cancer patients combined with chest x-ray rates from 7,400 GP practices were analysed in the new research led by the University of Sheffield The study, published in ...