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.

The proportion of people who have never smoked being diagnosed with lung cancer is rising, with new research pointing to air pollution as a growing contributor to lung cancer around the world.Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer said for never-smokers,

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.

Second-hand smoke in urban areas and fire-wood smoke in rural areas blamed for lung diseases among non-smokers

Cases of lung cancer in people who've never smoked cigarettes or tobacco are increasing, along with evidence suggesting air pollution plays a role, according to new research. Lung cancer in people who've never smoked is now "estimated to be the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide,

A ccording to IARC's Global Cancer Observatory, eight types of cancer accounted for more than 60 percent of global cancer deaths in 2022. With more than 1.8 million deaths, lung c

The researchers said the highest levels of adenocarcinoma linked to air pollution were detected in east Asia, particularly China