One of NASCAR's bests from its past received some disheartening news. Former NASCAR champion, began treatments after being diagnosed with lung cancer on Wednesday.

A study conducted by researchers from the University of South Florida revealed that nicotine would directly hasten the growth of lung cancer.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- While the nicotine in tobacco and in nicotine-replacement patches and gums doesn't cause lung cancer, it may help it along, a new study finds.

A new blood test can detect lung cancer long before an X-ray can. The test works by detecting proteins in the bloodstream that are sent out in response to lung tumors.

Reuters - A blood test that looks for the body's own immune response to tumors may provide an easy way to find lung cancer in patients long before an X-ray or CT scan could, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.

According to decades of research, smoking marijuana can change lung tissue, which could promote the growth of cancerous cells. However, the marijuana and lung cancer link is still not absolute.

Reuters - Smoking marijuana can cause changes in lung tissue that may promote cancer growth, according to a review of decades of research on marijuana smoking and lung cancer.

Reuters - In agreement with several recent reports, a new study indicates that women who smoke are more likely to develop lung cancer than their male counterparts, yet they are also more likely to survive the malignancy. The findings appear in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Women who smoke are more likely to develop lung cancer than men who smoke.

Reuters - Cigarette-smoking women run twice the risk of lung cancer as men who smoke but are far less likely to die from the disease than males, according to a study published on Tuesday.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Women who smoke are more likely to develop lung cancer than men who smoke.

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that American women are greatly uninformed about the threats posed by lung cancer and how it can affect them.

A study by scientists at University of Colorado, Denver, looks forward to a drug derived from milk thistle which may help treat cancers in future. In their investigation the drug called Silibinin, was found to destroy lung cancer in mice....

Reuters - Silibinin, a drug derived from milk thistle, destroys lung cancer in mice, investigators at the University of Colorado, Denver report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

AP - THE PROBLEM: 126 million nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke that increases their risk of death from lung cancer, heart disease and other illnesses.

According to new research the naturally occurring protein HLJ1 may suppress tumors or prevent cancer cells from reproducing in non-small-cell lung cancer. The American Cancer Society reports about 85 percent of lung malignancies are classified as non-small-cell lung cancers....

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- A naturally occurring protein called HLJ1 may slow down or even stop the progression of tumors in non-small-cell lung cancer, a new study finds.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- A naturally occurring protein called HLJ1 may slow down or even stop the progression of tumors in non-small-cell lung cancer, a new study finds.

AFP - The medical community has gained a better understanding of cancer after a half-century of enormous investments and research, but the disease is still winning the battle.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy after surgery may need to be reconsidered as a treatment option for certain types of lung cancer, a new study suggests.