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 ...

New findings published Wednesday by the National Cancer Institute link tiny, toxic air pollutants to changes in lung cancer tumors at the genomic level in people who have never smoked. Lung cancer is ...

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 ...

Air pollution can cause lung cancer in non-smokers, according to a recent Henry Ford Health study that examined years of data from Wayne County. The study found that non-smokers who lived near textile ...

Air pollution is increasingly becoming a silent but deadly threat, particularly for urban non-smokers. Though active smoking ...

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 ...

Delhi's Diwali celebrations saw a dangerous rise in air pollution. The city faced a dense smog, impacting health severely.