Lung cancer is rising among non-smoker women: Here's why
Lung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death globally, with a significant rise in cases among non-smokers attributed to air pollution, according to a recent WHO study. The study highlights the growing prevalence of adenocarcinoma linked to air pollution,
WHO announces global increase in lung cancer among never-smokers, especially women
A recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine revealed an increase in lung cancer cases among non-smokers, linking this rise to air pollution exposure. The study, released on World Cancer Day,
Lung Cancer Diagnoses Are Increasing Among People Who Have Never Smoked — Here’s Why
A new study found that the proportion of people being diagnosed with lung cancer who have never smoked is increasing, and air pollution may be a leading cause.
Lung cancer on the rise among ‘never smokers’ – 9 signs to spot the ‘silent killer’
THE proportion of people diagnosed with lung cancer who’ve never smoked is increasing, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed. New research highlights air pollution as a growing factor
Lung cancer in people who have never smoked on the rise - with research pointing to one common cause
Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer said for never-smokers, lung cancer was the fifth largest leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Those cases were nearly exclusively the subtype adenocarcinoma - a tumour that forms in the glandular tissue - and largely in women and Asian populations.
Lung cancer rises among non-smokers; Women worst affected
The study also found that the sub-type of lung cancer was also found to account for 53-70 per cent of lung cancer cases in 2022 among never-smokers around the world.
Lung cancer among women non-smokers on the rise, says Lancet report: What are the triggers?
Lung cancer in never-smokers is estimated to be the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. A World Cancer Day special
Air pollution drives lung cancer surge in non-smokers, study reveals
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 among never-smokers up
Lung cancer in never-smokers is also occurring almost exclusively as adenocarcinoma, which has become the most dominant of the four main subtypes of the disease in men and women globally, the agency said.
Air pollution linked to rising lung cancer cases in nonsmokers
A new study found an increase in adenocarcinoma, a lung cancer that is most commonly associated with nonsmokers.
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