Muhas, C.
ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LUNG CANCER IN NON- SMOKER S: AN OVERVIEW - Vol.11(1) - M P Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd 2019 - 10-16p.
Lung cancer is the most frequent malignant tumour with the highest mortality rate around the world, leading to greater than a
million deaths
annually.
The number of deaths due to lung cancer is expected to increase to ten million deaths per year in 2030. T
he major risk factor for the
development of lung cancer is cigarette smoking but relatively high rates of lung cancer occur among non
-smoking women and 10
-25% of lung
cancer observed in never smokers
. The lung cancer deaths occur in never smokers have been
estimated to be the 7th leading cause of cancer
mortality. This article mainly discusses the important etiological factors of lung cancer in never smokers such as the enviro
nmental factors,
occupational exposure, history of lung disease, family hi
story
an
d genetic factors, unbalanced diet
and
high consumption of saturated fat, radiation
exposure, socioeconomic status, and infections. Gender, obesity and metabolic syndrome, race and
ethnicity and interstitial lung diseases also have
effects on the developme
nt of lung cancer in never smokers
PHARMACEUTICS
ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LUNG CANCER IN NON- SMOKER S: AN OVERVIEW - Vol.11(1) - M P Innovare Academic Sciences Pvt Ltd 2019 - 10-16p.
Lung cancer is the most frequent malignant tumour with the highest mortality rate around the world, leading to greater than a
million deaths
annually.
The number of deaths due to lung cancer is expected to increase to ten million deaths per year in 2030. T
he major risk factor for the
development of lung cancer is cigarette smoking but relatively high rates of lung cancer occur among non
-smoking women and 10
-25% of lung
cancer observed in never smokers
. The lung cancer deaths occur in never smokers have been
estimated to be the 7th leading cause of cancer
mortality. This article mainly discusses the important etiological factors of lung cancer in never smokers such as the enviro
nmental factors,
occupational exposure, history of lung disease, family hi
story
an
d genetic factors, unbalanced diet
and
high consumption of saturated fat, radiation
exposure, socioeconomic status, and infections. Gender, obesity and metabolic syndrome, race and
ethnicity and interstitial lung diseases also have
effects on the developme
nt of lung cancer in never smokers
PHARMACEUTICS