A new trend involves people touting nicotine pouches as a way to suppress your appetite and help you lose weight. This new movement has become so popular many have begun referring to such nicotine pouches as “gas station Ozempic®.”

Michelle Jackley still remembers her first cigarette that started the beginning of a 20-year addiction. She was in middle school and just 14 years old.

Catching disease in the earliest stages leads to more effective treatments, improved outcomes and better quality of life. Just as a mammogram, blood pressure check, or colonoscopy screening can be lifesaving, the same holds for annual lung cancer screenings for those who meet the criteria.

Jake White, an Army veteran who recently battled lung cancer, is living proof of the vital role that cancer screening and early detection plays in saving lives.

Participating in the Nebraska Medicine lung cancer screening program is quick, easy and provides peace of mind.

Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States, and is responsible for 90% of lung cancer diagnoses. It is never too late to quit smoking. Research shows that even people who have smoked for decades will see immediate improvements in how they feel and in their health after quitting.

Blood tests can provide clues to help your health care team identify and treat your cancer, but they shouldn’t be used on their own.

Lung cancer is by far the most common cause of cancer death. Because more than half of people with lung cancer die within a year of their diagnoses, Nebraska Medicine is committed to early detection and new therapies.

For the first time at Nebraska Medical Center, a robot-assisted bronchoscopy was used for biopsy.

When most of us think of lung cancer, we think of smoking. But the truth is, approximately 20% of people who get lung cancer have never smoked.