Long-term smokers often have a chronic cough. They may get used to it, and perhaps also to being winded after climbing stairs.But there are good reasons to take these symptoms seriously, as they can ...

Lung cancer in never-smokers is estimated to be the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. A World Cancer ...

Both cancers’ symptoms can include a bloody cough, a recurrent or worsening ... cause the cancer to be misdiagnosed. In short, non-smoking women are doubly disadvantaged: they usually aren ...

A hacking cough is the primary symptom of bronchitis, according to the NHS. “A distinguishing feature of a bronchitis-related ...

This study has demonstrated that asymptomatic current cigarette smokers have a significantly diminished cough reflex relative to that of healthy nonsmokers. The inhibition of cough sensitivity due ...

Women smokers run a far higher risk of developing lung cancer than men, say doctors. For each cigarette smoked, the danger is twice as high for women. And even non-smokers who develop lung cancer ...