US EditionAir pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: Study
- Air pollution is causing an increase in lung cancer cases among non-smokers, especially affecting women and people in Southeast Asia, according to a study published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.
- In 2022, there were 2.5 million lung cancer diagnoses, with nearly a million cases among women, highlighting a growing trend.
- Adenocarcinoma, a subtype of lung cancer, is predominant among women in 185 countries, with the highest levels linked to air pollution found in East Asia, particularly China.
- The study indicates that air pollution accounts for 53 to 70 percent of lung cancer cases among non-smokers globally.
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Bad air quality increases risk of lung cancer in non-smokers, says Lancet study
A recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal on World Cancer Day revealed that cases of lung cancer among those who never smoked is on the rise. This increase could be due to air pollution. The study included researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organization (WHO). For the study, researchers analysed data including those from the Global Cancer Observatory 2022 datase…
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Air pollution fuels lung cancer in non-smokers
(UPDATE) Paris — Air pollution is fueling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday. Lung cancer is the commonest form of the disease, with 2.5 million people diagnosed in 2022, said the study, published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal on World Cancer Day. Most of them were men but there was a growing share of n…
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