A pensioner died of lung cancer after treatment which ‘could have given him a few more years’ was delayed for three months because of coronavirus. Malachy Watkins, 73, from Stevenage, died 12 days ago after his cancer treatment, which should have restarted in March, was delayed for three months. His distraught wife Sheila, 71, told … Read more
Katie Price has penned a touching tribute to her terminally ill mum Amy as she marked Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness Week on Thursday. The former glamour model, 42, shared a post urging fans to donate to a charity appeal to fund research into the condition, which currently has no cure. Amy was diagnosed with IPF … Read more
An easyJet passenger with lung damage was hauled off a flight for not wearing a face mask as staff allegedly refused to accept his medical exemption without certification. Brian Spinks, from Falkirk, Scotland, boarded a flight from Luton to Edinburgh on Tuesday but was asked to leave the flight despite having a medical condition. The … Read more
Coronavirus patients who have been treated in hospital still suffer lung damage up to THREE MONTHS after returning home, study find Most coronavirus patients’ conditions improve within six weeks but some do not Austrian researchers tested coronavirus patients after they had left hospital More than half of those returning six weeks after discharge still had a … Read more
The British chemical giant Imperial Chemical Industries is facing legal action after the family of a worker who died from terminal lung cancer claimed he was exposed to asbestos over a 34-year period. Christopher Lees, 79, who was an in-house healthy safety inspector at the company’s research plants, was unaware he was exposed to what he believes … Read more
Death rates from lung cancer have been declining sharply in the US due to recent advances in treatments, a new study suggests. Researchers found that fatality rates for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common lung cancer, have fallen by about 4.5 percent percent from 2001 through 2016. Additionally, the rate of cases of … Read more
Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Lorenzo Soria dies at 68 after battle with lung cancer By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 02:58 BST, 8 August 2020 | Updated: 02:58 BST, 8 August 2020 Hollywood is mourning a loss, as Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Lorenzo Soria has died at the age of 68. The Argentinian-Italian went peacefully … Read more
A grandmother claims her monthly manicures saved her life – after her nail technician spotted signs of lung cancer from her nails. Joan Martindale, from Tutbury, Staffordshire, noticed her fingernails and toenails getting wider, bulbous and starting to curve – predominantly on her big toes – earlier this year. The symptoms are collectively known as … Read more
Black and Hispanic coronavirus patients had lung damage that was 1.5 times worse than the infection’s attacks on white Americans, X-rays reveal Researchers looked at chest X-rays of 326 patients hospitalized with coronavirus between March 27 and April 10 Patients were given mRALE scores based on how severely the disease had impacted their lungs White patients … Read more
The number Covid-19-like outbreaks has doubled in workplaces across England as shops reopen and lockdown loosens, data revealed today. Official statistics show 43 ‘respiratory outbreaks’ occurred in workplaces between June 21 and 28 — double the 22 the week before. And there were a total of 109 outbreaks in June, compared to just 22 in … Read more