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Air pollution can trigger lung cancer in non-smokers: research
Air pollution can trigger lung cancer in people who don't smoke, according to new research from the Francis Crick Institute and University College London. In a study of roughly half a million people living in England, South Korea and Taiwan, researchers found more exposure to air pollution particles was linked to an increased risk of developing a mutation in the EGFR gene, which is known to cause non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The research sheds new light on the dangers of air pollution. NSCLC, one of two major types of lung cancer, is mostly linked to smoking but air pollution has long been considered another danger. NSCLC kills 250,000 people across the world annually. Charl

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