This year, lung cancer will claim the lives of nearly 160,000 Americans. As the nation’s leading cause of cancer-related death, it’s responsible for more deaths than breast, prostate and colon cancers combined. As with many forms of cancer, early detection is key to survival. Screening for lung cancer with serial low-dose CT (available at select […]

The actor most famous for playing George Jefferson on “The Jeffersons” died as a result of a cancerous mass on his lung, reports TMZ.com. According to the El Paso County Texas Medical Examiner post mortem report, the primary cause of death is listed as “superior vena cava syndrome”, a complication resulting from a mass on […]