"Radioactive" roads could be headed to Florida
The EPA has long banned the use of phosphogypsum, the waste left behind from mining phosphate rock., saying it contains "radioactive material."
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The EPA has long banned the use of phosphogypsum, the waste left behind from mining phosphate rock., saying it contains "radioactive material."
Last year, the percentage of adult smokers dropped to about 11%, according to new government survey data. Meanwhile, electronic cigarette use rose.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is urging millions of veterans exposed to burn pits to file claims with the department after the PACT Act expanded health coverage. Norah O'Donnell sat down with VA Secretary Denis McDonough to see how the department is handling the largest health care expansion for veterans in decades.
They were also sent a form meant for people with terminal illnesses to apply for benefits.
The fight against cancer is a personal one for the president.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Food and Drug Administration is about to order Juul to stop selling its e-cigarettes. Officials began investigating Juul for targeting teens as underage vaping skyrocketed. Nikki Battiste shares more.
The Food and Drug Administration announced a plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars in the U.S. The move is being called the FDA's most aggressive action against the tobacco industry in history. Omar Villafranca has more.
Six months after Albert Khoury's surgery, the lungs are working well and he has no signs of cancer in his body.
Washington is mourning the death of former senator and 1996 GOP presidential nominee Bob Dole, who died Sunday at age 98 after a battle with lung cancer. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett reports and joins Anne-Marie Green on CBSN to discuss Dole's life and legacy.
Comedian Kathy Griffin, 60, said she has lung cancer and will undergo surgery to have part of her lungs removed. Griffin said she has never smoked.
"I'm about to go into surgery to have half of my left lung removed," Griffin wrote. "Yes, I have lung cancer even though I've never smoked!"
Five-time Grammy winner B.J. Thomas, best known for his hit song "Hooked on a Feeling," died Saturday from complications of lung cancer at age 78.
Former Senator and presidential nominee Bob Dole and former Senator and Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Dole are one of Washington's most celebrated power couples. Correspondent Rita Braver sits down with the 97-year-old World War II veteran, who is taking his diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer in stride, and his wife, to talk about their continued public service.
Thomas, who announced in March that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, died from complications of the disease Saturday at his home in Arlington, Texas.
Longtime Kansas Senator Bob Dole revealed that he has stage 4 lung cancer and will begin treatment next week. Dole is 97 years old.
The former longtime senator said he would begin treatment on Monday.
Limbaugh died of complications from lung cancer.
"Saved by the Bell" star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with carcinoma. He was 44.
Daily health headlines: Organic milk compared to conventional for fat, a new warning about a scan used for diagnosing lung cancer, plus smoking cessation drugs reviewed by heart doctors
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh announced on his show that he has been diagnosed with "advanced lung cancer." He told his listeners he would be gone while undergoing treatment. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
His son, Paul O'Neill Jr., said his father died while at his home in Pittsburgh after years of a long battle with lung cancer, which included a few surgeries and chemotherapy.
The conservative radio host shared the news on his show Monday.
Advances in the treatment of lung cancer helped lead to an overall decline in cancer deaths.
"This is a long fight, and we're just getting started," Rodney Wellman said
Army Sgt. Richard Stayskal alleges that military doctors knew about a tumor growing in his lung -- but said nothing