BENGALURU / August 1, 2025: About 10-30% of all cases of lung cancer in India are found among people who have never smoked, with some Indian studies pegging this figure as high as 40%. The main reason for non-smokers getting lung cancer is exposure to carcinogens due to second-hand smoke, indoor air pollutants like burning of […]
Bangalore, 12 February, 2025: When 52-year-old Rahul (name altered), a non-smoker and fitnessenthusiast, started experiencing a persistent cough, he initially thought it was a seasonal allergy. Butafter months, the cough persisted, and he noticed breathlessness while climbing stairs. A CT scanshowed a localised lesion in the right upper lobe of his lung, raising concerns that […]
Cancers associated with tobacco use, including lung, oral, and throat cancers account for 40% of all cancer cases in the country BENGALURU / February 3, 2025: The incidence of cancer has been steadily increasing in Indiaover the last few decades, with the number of cancer patients projected to rise to 1.57 million in 2025,double of […]