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New Data Reveals Information About Lung Cancer and Never Smokers
"Our paper provides firm data about the number of people who develop
lung cancer who are never-smokers. Though we had estimates of these
numbers before, we didn't have a comprehensive study that could
really put those numbers in perspective. We can now say that lung
cancer in never-smokers is as big of an epidemic as cervical cancer
in women. Our study lays a foundation upon which further research
can build looking at whether rates of lung cancer in never-smokers
are increasing, and exploring the case of this disease. Underscoring
the magnitude of this problem will hopefully increase awareness of
the need for better treatments for all lung cancer patients."
— Heather Wakelee, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology
Stanford University
Stanford Clinical Cancer Center
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