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Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.
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NEW YORK.— Annie Chen noticed for the first time that she had unusual respiratory distress in 2017, as she ran to reach the bus back to New Jersey from her Manhattan job. She told her family doctor, thinking about her father, who died of lung cancer at 71 years of age. But the doctor told her not to worry: her father was a heavy smoker and Chen had never smoked. Her breathing difficulties continued, but it wasn't until two years later that a doc…
Annie Chen noticed for the first time that she had unusual respiratory distress in 2017, as she ran to take the bus home in New Jersey from her job in Manhattan. She told her family doctor, thinking about her father, who died of lung cancer at 71 years of age. But her doctor told her not to worry: her father was a heavy smoker and Mrs. Chen had never smoked. She continued to have difficulty breathing, but it was not until two years after a docto…
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Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.
Roughly 10 to 25% of lung cancers worldwide now occur in people who have never smoked, according to researchers at the National Cancer Institute. Among certain groups of Asian and Asian American women, that share reaches 50% or more. Scientists studying 871 nonsmokers with lung cancer from around th...
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