Background Almost 15% of NSCLCs are not attributable to smoking risk factor and genetic
predisposition to this disease has not been broadly studied, especially in non-Asian …

BACKGROUND: The authors previously demonstrated that never‐smokers with stage IIIB/IV
nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lived 50% longer than former/current smokers. This …

Background To identify additional at‐risk groups for lung cancer screening, which targets
persons with a long history of smoking and thereby misses younger or nonsmoking cases …

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amegroups. com driver mutation rate was somewhat lower, suggesting that other, non …

Globally, about 2 million people are diagnosed with lung cancer annually, making it the most
common type of cancer in the world. In addition, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer …

The major driver mutations of lung cancer, EGFR mutations and EML 4‐ALK fusion, are
mainly detected in terminal respiratory unit (TRU)‐type lung adenocarcinomas, which …

Lung cancer is the most common neoplastic disease in Eastern and Central Europe. The
role of hereditary factors in lung carcinogenesis is not fully understood. Family history (FH) of …

Introduction Inherited susceptibility to lung cancer risk in never-smokers is poorly
understood. The major reason for this gap in knowledge is that this disease is relatively …

Background Better information on lung cancer occurrence in lifelong nonsmokers is needed
to understand gender and racial disparities and to examine how factors other than active …

Previous studies have revealed that EGFR mutation and/or EML4–ALK gene fusion rate was
higher in the non-smoker Asian females with pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The aim of this …