Study Links Air Pollution to Lung Cancer in Non-smokers
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Summary
A study published in Nature links air pollution and other environmental exposures to genetic mutations contributing to lung cancer in non-smokers. Researchers from the University of California San Diego and the National Cancer Institute led the study.
Key quotes
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The study was jointly led by researchers at the University of California San Diego and the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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