Patients who never smoked or who quit smoking have lower risk of developing secondary cancers

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 00:31 in Health & Medicine

Non-small cell lung cancer survivors who never smoked or who are former smokers at the time of diagnosis have a lower risk of developing secondary primary lung cancers compared to those who are current smokers, suggesting that increased tobacco exposure is associated with a higher risk of SPLC, according to new research.

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