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Lung cancer began to be detected more often in non -smokers
In the world, the proportion of people who have never been smoked, but who were diagnosed with lung cancer, said the agency to combat cancer of the World Health Organization. The Guardian writes that studies show the need to further study air pollution and other factors affecting the health of the lungs.
So, according to the International Cancer Study (IARC), lung cancer is on the fifth line, among the causes of death from cancer in the world. In 2022, this diagnosis was made by 2.5 million people. Most cases are recorded in China.
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Lung cancer in non -smokers most often manifests itself in the form of adenocarcinoma - this is the subtype of lung cancer - which in 2022 amounted to more than 45% of all cases of lung cancer among men and almost 60% among women, writes The Guardian. For example, in 2020, the indicators were 39% and 57%, respectively. At the same time, according to IARC, adenocarcinoma is up to 70% of cases of lung cancer among never smoking people.
The IARC study, published in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, states that in 2022, about 200 thousand cases of adenocarcinoma were associated with the effects of contaminated air.
Modern trends indicate that men still make up the majority of patients with such a diagnosis-about 1.6 million in 2022 in the world. However, scientists have discovered a significant increase in the incidence of lung cancer among women - about 900 thousand cases in the same year.
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In addition, The Guardian writes that in 2023 in the UK, the number of women with lung cancer first exceeded the number of men with this diagnosis. Experts explain that this is due to the historical features of smoking: among men, the peak of tobacco consumption came earlier than among women.
In August last year, in dozens of research centers in the seven countries, namely in the UK, USA, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Spain and Turkey, tests began in public in the world of mRNA vaccines from lung cancer. Then it was reported that the drug developed by the German biotechnological company BIONTECH makes the body track and kill cancer cells, and also prevents their repeated appearance.
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