Study: Air pollution fuels lung cancer, especially among non-smokers

Researchers who published a new study said the highest levels of adenocarcinoma linked to air pollution were detected in East Asia, particularly China. — AFP

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.

Lung cancer is the commonest form of the disease, with 2.5 million people diagnosed in 2022, said the study, published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.