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Lung cancer not solely a disease for smokers

While smoking remains the leading risk factor, other contributors include secondhand smoke, air pollution, radon exposure and ...
Daily habits may not seem significant, but over the long term, they can have a major impact on your health.
When you think of lung cancer, you probably think of a disease that only afflicts lifelong smokers. This is just one of the many myths about lung cancer that persists despite how common it is. In fact ...
Research shows a growing number of non- and never-smokers are getting diagnosed with lung cancer. Risks for never-smokers ...
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Not smoking is still the best way to lower your risk of lung cancer. But doctors are seeing something unexpected: more people who have never smoked are being diagnosed with the disease. “It’s ...
Lung cancer remains the world’s deadliest cancer, and cigarette smoke is its chief culprit. Chemicals in tobacco, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), damage DNA and trigger the mutations ...
There was encouraging news last week, that, at long last, deaths related to lung cancer are going down significantly. However, in this week's Moves in Medicine, we look at the new challenge: Why are ...
Hollywood has brought back cigarettes — and if TV, movies and celebs say they’re cool, you know they are. Read on for ...
Background: Better information on lung cancer occurrence in lifelong nonsmokers is needed to understand gender and racial disparities and to examine how factors other than active smoking influence ...