More non-smokers diagnosed with lung cancer across the world
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A Queensland grandmother's experience with stage four lung cancer draws attention to the increasing number of non-smokers diagnosed with the disease and the environmental factors that might cause it.
Breakdown
- Jan Mundt, diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in 2018, is part of a rising group of non-smokers with the disease. 19s
- Globally, one in five lung cancer patients are now non-smokers. 24s
- Jan was among the first Australians to undergo combined chemotherapy and immunotherapy trials. 47s
- Doctors attribute progress in lung cancer treatment to new drugs, especially immunotherapy. 1m 6s
- The increase in non-smoking lung cancer cases is linked to passive smoking, asbestos, radon gas, and air pollution. 1m 16s