Ben on Mythryl: “if nothing else this is surely the impact of a multigenerational…”

if nothing else this is surely the impact of a multigenerational decline in smoking rates. Fewer smokers -> fewer smoking caused lung cancers -> the proportion of non-smoker lung cancer goes up even if the population rate is the same

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com

While cigarette smoking is still the primary risk factor for lung cancer, a growing proportion of patients with the disease are nonsmokers. Never-smoker lung cancer is now the eighth leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S.

washingtonpost.comBeyond cigarettes: Uncovering the causes of lung cancer in nonsmokersThe disease’s rising incidence among nonsmokers is prompting greater research into its unique characteristics and hopes for more targeted screening and treatment.

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