A new study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer found lung cancer rising among those who have never smoked a ...

AIR pollution is fuelling a rise in the commonest form of lung cancer among non-smokers, hitting women and people in South-East Asia particularly hard, according to a study published recently.

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can penetrate deep into lung tissue, leading to DNA damage, mutations, and uncontrolled cell growth, eventually developing into cancer. Air pollution weakens the ...

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Air pollution was cited as a key driver of this type of lung cancer, with the highest levels reported in East Asia, particularly China, the release stated. Worldwide, adenocarcinoma made up more ...

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Air quality in Indian cities frequently ranks among the most hazardous in the world.Health insurance premiums in India, ...

Birds are breathing in high levels of airborne microplastics into their lungs—and, likely, so are we, with unclear effects on ...

Biomass burning-whether from wildfires, wood stoves or agricultural fires-sends massive amounts of tiny particles and ...

But air pollution may also be playing a growing role, according to a World Health Organization study published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal. The study estimates that lung cancer in ...

Lung Cancer Test Predicts Survival in Early Stages ... shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air, creating a form of air pollution that researchers suspect may be causing respiratory and other ...