Genetic variant greatly increases lung cancer risk for light smokers

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 14:28 in Health & Medicine

Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a new study finds.

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