Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:07am on 03 Aug 2025,Sunday India
A groundbreaking study highlighted in the Asia Pacific Lung Cancer Policy Consensus, released on August 1, 2025, reveals that Delhi’s toxic air is increasingly causing lung cancer in non‑smokers . A long-term review by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and Lung Care Foundation shows that in 1988, nearly 90% of lung cancer surgery patients were smokers—by 2018, that proportion dropped to 50%. Among patients under 50, 70% were non‑smokers; none under 30 had smoked . Experts warn that environmental triggers—PM₂.₅ exposure, industrial emissions, cooking fumes, and second‑hand smoke—are fueling this public health crisis. Doctors urge urgent policy action, expanded screening, and tougher pollution controls. (PC: ET)
