Rare inherited genetic variants significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.

Lung cancer is tied to tobacco smoking in the public consciousness, but a significant proportion of cases are driven by factors like indoor and outdoor air pollution or ancestral genetic variants.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 23andMe Holding Co. (ME), a leading genetic health and biopharmaceutical company, in collaboration with 20 lung cancer advocacy organizations, ...

The Lung Cancer Genetics Study, a collaboration between lung cancer advocacy organizations, aims to explore the genetics of lung cancer Imagine being diagnosed with the same disease that took away ...

Patients will be included in the Lung Cancer Genetics Study’s data governance process, including a review of researcher qualifications and research proposals to determine if they are appropriate for ...

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Lung cancer screening and prevention at Fred Hutch include imaging, biopsies and support to help lower your risk.

Smoking can cause lung cancer. But not all smokers get lung cancer, and about 25% of all lung cancer patients have never smoked, showing that some other factors beyond just smoking are at work. New ...

Genetic alterations lie at the heart of cancer development, but scientists may have been overlooking a powerful driver of these changes—the everyday nutrients that feed our cells.

Women under 50, even those who don’t smoke, are seeing a rise in lung cancer cases. Oncologist stresses recognising warning ...