Radio Host Limbaugh Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 5, 2020 The conservative commentator, who just announced he has advanced lung cancer, is presented with the honor during Trump's State of the Union. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

To Cheers of 4,000, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Declares ‘I Am Alive’

JESSICA GRESKO / The Associated Press Aug 31, 2019 Ginsburg, 86, spoke at the Library of Congress National Book Festival following completion of radiation treatment for pancreatic cancer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Many With Breast Cancer Don’t Need Chemo, Major Study Finds

MARILYNN MARCHIONE / The Associated Press Jun 3, 2018 The study says up to 70,000 women a year who have the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can skip the harsh drug therapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Beloved Uruguayan Author Eduardo Galeano Dies

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 13, 2015 The Latin American writer commonly regarded as the poet laureate of the anti-globalization movement has succumbed to lung cancer at age 74. Watch all of his interviews on “Democracy Now!” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Lung Cancer Tops List of Cancers That Kill Women in Well-Off Countries

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Feb 5, 2015 Here's a sad bit of irony from the health news department: The type of cancer that's killing the majority of women in so-called developed nations can be quite preventable in some cases -- and it can come down to a matter of personal choice. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CVS to Pull Tobacco Products From Shelves

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 Americans jonesing for a cigarette, or any other tobacco product, will soon have to take their business somewhere besides CVS/pharmacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Diesel Smoke Causes Cancer, Researchers Confirm

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 14, 2012 After a week of considering the evidence, a working group of the World Health Organization determined that diesel exhaust is carcinogenic in human lungs. Underground miners, bus drivers and railroad workers are especially vulnerable, but the risks from traffic exhaust extend to the general population. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Study Says Moderate Marijuana Smoking Doesn’t Hurt Lungs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2012 Before you rush out and follow Snoop Dogg's lead, you might read the fine print about a new NIH-funded study about moderate long-term marijuana use and its effects (or lack thereof) on lung function. On the other hand, the study makes a strong case for giving up cigarettes and rolling a joint. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Aspirin: Cancer-Fighting Wonder Drug?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 8, 2010 Aspirin has been touted as a potential heart helper, and Tuesday, the British medical journal The Lancet released some evidence that the humble analgesic might also reduce the risk of dying from various forms of cancer, and by an impressive percentage in some cases. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Get Ready for the New, Scary Anti-Smoking Packaging

Staff / Truthdig Nov 11, 2010 If the black-and-white surgeon general's warning on cigarette packaging hasn't served as fair warning to smokers that bad things are likely to happen to them if they keep lighting up their cancer sticks, the new, super-graphic images to be slapped on their smoke packs just might. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Anti-Smoking Camp Targets ‘Avatar’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 12, 2010 James Cameron's "Avatar" has made beaucoup bucks, already taking in more than $1 billion worldwide since its last last month, but there's at least one group that's not happy with certain aspects of his futuristic odyssey A campaign called Smoke Free Movies sponsored a major ad buy in Hollywood's two prominent trade papers Tuesday to protest (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Adult Cigarette Smoking Rate Rose in 2008

Staff / Truthdig Nov 13, 2009 Blame it on the recession? Cigarette smoking among American adults had been on the decline for about 15 years, but in 2008 the smoking rate rose, bumping up slightly from 19.8 percent the previous year to just under 21 percent, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )