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Why is there an increase in lung cancer among women who have never smoked?

Lung cancer cases are increasing in people who have never smoked, especially in women, a new study by the World Health Organization’s cancer agency has found.

The Conversation

Air pollution causing 1,100 cases a year of main form of lung cancer in UK

Exclusive: Health experts and cancer charities say findings should serve as wake-up call to ministers

The Guardian - UK

Lung cancer in people who have never smoked on the rise - with research pointing to one common cause

New research points to air pollution as a growing contributor to lung cancer around the world

The Independent UK

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Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide

Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors, expert says

The Guardian - UK

Study unleashes anatomic lung resection linked to survival for lung cancer

New research presented at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Daily pill on NHS offers new hope for hundreds with lung cancer

Osimertinib, also known as Tagrisso and made by AstraZeneca, can help stop cancer from returning after surgery

The Independent UK

Daily pill for lung cancer to be made routinely available on the NHS

According to Nice, osimertinib can help stop cancer from returning after surgery by targeting cells that have specific mutations.

The Independent UK

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How To Protect Your Health: Preventing Smoking And Tobacco Use

Smoking and tobacco use continue to be significant health risks, contributing to a variety of diseases and conditions. There is a lot of evidence that smoking is bad for you, from lung cancer to heart disease. Even though there is a lot of proof to ...

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Cancer deaths are down, but rates in women under 50 are rising

There were a number of “striking trends” related to age and gender in the American Cancer Society’s new cancer statistics report.

Fortune

Blood tests could reduce lung cancer deaths, study finds

Biomarkers found in the blood can reveal changes in the body that may signal lung cancer before symptoms appear.

The Independent UK

69-Year-Old Dies in Rare Case of Catching Aggressive Liver and Lung Cancer From Organ Donor

Arizona patient dies after contracting donor's lung cancer, exposing rare transplant risks and screening challenges.

International Business Times UK

Health & medical news review 2024 ...Tech & Science Daily podcast

From a world-first lung cancer vaccine to a pioneering sleep apnoea nerve stimulator treatment, these were the health and medical news highlights of 2024

Evening Standard

Allow more people in UK with lung cancer symptoms to self-refer for tests, say experts

Making it easier to get chest X-rays, rather than having to wait for a GP referral, could improve survival rates, finds study

The Guardian - UK

Make it easier for those with lung cancer symptoms to get tests, experts say

Researchers called for the widespread adoption of services that allow patients to self-refer without a GP consultation.

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Not Just For Smokers: Young Non-Smoker Died Of Terminal Lung Cancer After Symptoms Were Initially Dismissed As Anxiety

When the 36-year-old fit and healthy man who never smoked experienced complaints of chest pain, doctors initially attributed it to anxiety and increased his medication.

Benzinga

Why Is BioNTech Stock Trading Higher On Friday?

BNT324/DB-1311 trial data show significant antitumor activity in various cancers, with high response rates in small cell lung and prostate cancer patients.

Benzinga

After Lung Cancer Approval, AstraZeneca's Imfinzi Goes Under FDA Priority Review For Bladder Cancer

AstraZeneca's Imfinzi gains FDA Priority Review for bladder cancer. Key trial data shows improved survival and progression outcomes in treated patients.

The Independent UK

Early signs of lung cancer could be detected through your urine in world-first test

Pioneering urine test detects presence of ‘zombie’ cells in lung tissue

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The Guardian - UK

Lung cancer ‘could be detected by world-first urine test’

Scientists hope for earlier detection after creating injectable sensor that releases compound into urine

The Independent UK

Lung cancer could be detected with a urine test after new discovery

The majority of cases of lung cancer are diagnosed at a late stage when it is harder to treat.

The Independent UK

Eminem’s brother says he feels ‘hatred and mixed emotions’ after mother’s death

Debbie Nelson died at age 69 after battling lung cancer

The Independent UK

Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson dies aged 69 after lung cancer battle

Nelson reportedly died as a result of complications from lung cancer

The Guardian - AU

Actor Ian Smith, best known as Neighbours’ Harold Bishop, reveals terminal cancer diagnosis

The 86-year-old says he will leave the hit Australian TV show after doctors told him he had a form of lung cancer

Newslaundry

Interview: India could see ‘epidemic of lung cancer from air pollution’, ‘no organ system’ spared

On November 19, as many as 22 of the 35 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) reading of 500, which is the maximum value that the scale can register. The actual pollution is likely much worse.

Fortune

Susan Wojcicki shares a final message

Wojcicki spent her final months raising awareness and donating millions to lung cancer research.

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