Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the most common form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in Southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday (Feb 4). Lung cancer is the most common form of the disease, with 2.
Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the most common form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in Southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study. Air pollution is fuelling a rise in the most common form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in Southeast Asia particularly hard, according to a study published on Tuesday .
"Air pollution can be considered an important factor that partly explains the emerging predominance of adenocarcinoma that accounts for 53 to 70 per cent of cases of lung cancer among people who have never smoked worldwide," the study said. "As smoking prevalence continues to decline in many countries worldwide, the proportion of lung cancer in people who have never smoked has increased," the researchers added.
The study presented statistical research based on data from monitors including the World Health Organization.
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