NASCAR analyst Parsons has lung cancer (AP via Yahoo! News)

" CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Benny Parsons has beaten the odds before, rising up from the foothills of North Carolina to a job driving taxis and then all the way to the top of NASCAR " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> NASCAR . Now he'll try to win an even bigger...

Former NASCAR champion, commentator Benny Parsons battling lung cancer (CP vi...

" 2 hours, 19 minutes ago By Jenna Fryer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Benny Parsons has beaten the odds before, rising up from the foothills of North Carolina to a job driving taxis and then all the way to the top of NASCAR. Now he'll try to win an even bigger battle - this time...

NASCAR analyst Parsons has lung cancer (AP via Yahoo! News)

" CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Benny Parsons has beaten the odds before, rising up from the foothills of North Carolina to a job driving taxis and then all the way to the top of NASCAR " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> NASCAR . Now he'll try to win an even bigger...

Former NASCAR champ battling cancer (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

" Former NASCAR champion Benny Parsons has been diagnosed with lung cancer and began treatments today. Last update: July 26, 2006 – 9:49 AM Printer friendly E-mail this story Sports Golfer health lands in bunker, survey shows Access Vikings: Greenway unsigned, but on...

Former NASCAR champ battling lung cancer (The Arizona Republic)

" Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer Jul. 26, 2006 08:00 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Former NASCAR champion Benny Parsons has been diagnosed with lung cancer and began chemotherapy treatments Wednesday. Parsons, the 1973 Cup champion and currently a NASCAR commentator on NBC and TNT,...

NASCAR announcer Benny Parsons diagnosed with lung cancer (USA Today)

" Updated 7/26/2006 2:26 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | CHARLOTTE (AP) — Former NASCAR champion Benny Parsons has been diagnosed with lung cancer and began treatments on Wednesday. Parsons, the 1973 Cup champion and currently a NASCAR commentator on NBC and TNT, was...

Scuba diving not seen to impair lung function (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to some reports, scuba divers do not appear to have an accelerated decline in lung function, according to researchers at the German Naval Institute. "Obstructive changes in lung function have been reported with cumulative scuba diving...

Blood test may find early lung cancer

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

BBC NEWS | Health | Codeine 'does not relieve cough'

Codeine, a common ingredient in cough medicines, is barely more effective than a dummy drug in treating coughing in chronic lung disease, a study finds.