An Unexpected Pattern in a Deadly Disease
Lung cancer is supposed to be a smoker's disease. Decades of research have made that connection among the most well-established in oncology, and decades of declining U.S. smoking rates have contributed to real reductions in lung cancer incidence among older adults. But something different is happening among Americans under 50 who have never smoked, and a surprising new study from researchers at the University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center may have uncovered an unexpected piece of the puzzle.
