Lung cancer appears to mutate more in patients living in areas with higher levels of fine-particulate air pollution, such as that released by vehicles and air pollution. This is the conclusion of a ...

(The Hill) – Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung cancer in people who have little or no history of smoking, a ...

When we think about lung cancer, the first thought that usually comes to mind is smoking. That connection has been drilled into public awareness for decades and rightly so. Smoking has long been the ...

After more than a century of exposure to pollution from multiple sources that has led to higher rates of lung cancer and lung ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More individuals who never smoked are being diagnosed with lung cancer. Radon exposure and air pollution are key ...

In the United States and elsewhere, there’s been a major shift in patients treated for lung cancer. As the percentage of ...

Lung cancer cases are on the rise in non-smokers around the world, and air pollution could be an insidious, contributing factor. A genome study has now found that outdoor smog and soot are strongly ...

Smoking can cause lung cancer. But not all smokers get lung cancer, and about 25% of all lung cancer patients have never smoked, showing that some other factors beyond just smoking are at work. New ...

A recent appreciation of lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS) has raised concerns about global incidence and mortality. LCINS accounts for an estimated 25% of all lung cancers. Exposure to secondhand ...