Never smoked a cigarette? You could still be at higher risk for lung cancer
Marc Siegel discusses a new study revealing a historic decline in adult cigarette smoking rates in the U.S. to under 10%. It is more common in some parts of Southern Appalachia, where researchers estimated that as many as one in 2,000 people may carry it.CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES"We found that the vast majority of carriers inherited the mutation from the same ancestral lineage," said LoPiccolo. When you do both, your risk is the sum of those two risks," he added.
- ▪Marc Siegel discusses a new study revealing a historic decline in adult cigarette smoking rates in the U.S. to under 10%.
- ▪It is more common in some parts of Southern Appalachia, where researchers estimated that as many as one in 2,000 people may carry it.CLICK HERE FOR MORE HEALTH STORIES"We found that the vast majority of carriers inherited the mutation from
- ▪When you do both, your risk is the sum of those two risks," he added.
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Health Never smoked a cigarette? You could still be at higher risk for lung cancer Rare gene variant increased lung cancer odds 62 times among never-smokers, researchers found By Melissa Rudy Fox News Published September 25, 2026 2:15pm EDT Comments Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video US cigarette smoking drops to record low, vaping and nicotine pouch use surges Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel discusses a new study revealing a historic decline in adult cigarette smoking rates in the U.S. to under 10%. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A rare genetic mutation could put people at a dramatically higher risk of developing lung cancer – even if they’ve never smoked.
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