Air pollution linked to lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, study finds

Air pollution linked to lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, study finds

Research finds that the higher the levels of air pollution in a region, the more cancer-promoting mutations are presentAir pollution has been linked to a swathe of lung cancer-driving DNA mutations, in a landmark study of people diagnosed with the disease despite never having smoked tobacco.The findings from an investigation into cancer patients around the world helps explain why never-smokers make up a rising proportion of people developing the…

NIH study links particulate air pollution to increased mutations in lung cancers among nonsmokers

Whole-genome sequencing study found air pollution to cause more cancer-related changes than secondhand smoke.