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Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: study

Air pollution fuels lung cancer among non-smokers: study. [File, iStockphoto]

Air pollution is fuelling 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.

Lung cancer is the most common form of the disease, with 2.5 million people diagnosed in 2022, said the study, published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal on World Cancer Day.

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