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A fundamental discovery by University of Missouri scientists could help solve one of the most frustrating challenges in ...

Never-smokers are increasingly diagnosed with lung cancer due to genetic factors, radon exposure, and pollutants. Women and certain populations are at higher risk.

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UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among ...

Corticosteroids, a commonly prescribed medication to alleviate cancer-related symptoms for non-small cell lung cancer ...

A new study published in Nature says air pollution may be driving lung cancer development in people who have little to no ...

Exposure to air pollution, other contaminants and traditional herbal medicines may be contributing to the development of lung ...

Lung cancer cases are on the rise in non-smokers around the world, and air pollution could be an insidious, contributing ...

Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years.