New research suggests that being exposed to air pollution for long periods can have similar effects to smoking and aging.

"We're seeing this problematic trend that never-smokers are increasingly getting lung cancer," said UC San Diego's Ludmil ...

A recent appreciation of lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS) has raised concerns about global incidence and mortality.  LCINS accounts for an estimat | Cancer ...

NIH study finds particulate air pollution significantly increases mutations in lung cancer cases among nonsmokers, raising ...

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

People living in high pollution areas may rack up DNA glitches that trigger lung cancer, scientists suggest July 2 in Nature. Those glitches can include mutations that hobble the very genes that ...

An international study found that air pollution leads to more cancer-related genetic changes than secondhand smoke.

Justice & Health NIH Scientists Link Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Mutations in Non-Smokers Research from the NIH’s National Cancer Institute, an agency beleaguered by funding cuts and ...

A new study reveals that air pollution, traditional herbal medicines and other environmental exposures are linked to genetic mutations that may contribute to the development of lung cancer in ...

If you live in a polluted area, be careful. You can easily fall prey to lung cancer. People under the age of 50 are also ...

Air pollution is fuelling 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.