Washington: A recent study surprised scientists when they found that women were more likely to develop lung cancer than men even though they had never smoked.
According to global media reports, scientists are trying to answer why more young and middle-aged women are falling victim to lung cancer than men, which kills more women than breast and ovarian cancer. It has
According to radiation oncologist Dr. Andrea McKee, the most common cause of death in women is not breast cancer, but lung cancer. Estimates show that this cancer kills about 164 women every day in the United States.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that as smoking is viewed as the leading cause of lung cancer, the rate of female cigarette smokers has declined significantly over the past two decades. However, the number of women with cancer is increasing, especially among those who have never smoked.
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