Lung cancer

Lung cancer is also called cancer of the bronchus. Find out about symptoms, risk factors and causes of lung cancer, diagnostic tests, treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and biological therapy, likely outcome (prognosis), research and how to cope with lung cancer, including managing breathlessness.

If you have cancer that has spread to your lungs from somewhere else (secondary cancer), this is not the right section for you. You need to find the section relating to where the cancer first started (the primary cancer).

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What to ask your doctor about tests

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What to ask your doctor about living with lung cancer

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You can also find lung cancer organisations providing help and support, a reading list and see where this information comes from.

Did you know that Cancer Research UK has an online forum for people affected by cancer? Cancer Chat is your space to talk about cancer.

Plus join the Q & A sessions on the first Thursday of every month and have your questions answered by one of our cancer specialist nurses.

Press release: Cancer Research UK to investigate new drug combination in lung cancer: Cancer Research UK’s Drug Development Office has opened the first trial of a new drug combination in patients with advanced solid tumours and in a subset of patients who have non-small cell lung cancer. This trial will combine two compounds that aim to starve the tumours while simultaneously blocking cancer cell growth.; 17 May 2012
News: NICE recommends new targeted lung cancer treatment: A new treatment for a type of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been made available on the NHS.; 10 May 2012
Press release: People fail to list persistent cough as a lung cancer warning: An astounding lack of public awareness about lung cancer has been revealed in a Cancer Research UK study, published today.; 30 Apr 2012

News: A personal experience of treating lung cancer patients: Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Over 1.6 million people across the globe were diagnosed with the disease in 2008 (the last comprehensive count). That’s more than 4,300 people every day. But these chilling numbers aren’t … Continue reading →; 14 May 2012
News: News digest – curry extract and bowel cancer, infections and cancer, brain tumours and more: We launched a clinical trial (press release) to test whether curcumin – an extract from the curry spice turmeric – could improve treatment for advanced bowel cancer. This doesn’t mean curry cures cancer (as we pointed out here), or that … Continue reading →; 12 May 2012
News: News digest – lung cancer rates, tobacco legislation, proton beam therapy, and more: As ever, cancer made the headlines this week. We’ve covered all the main stories in our round-up below. If you want to know more, you can click on the links for more in-depth coverage. It’s been a big week … Continue reading →; 14 Apr 2012