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Jun 17, 2025, 08:06
Antonio Passaro: Lung Cancer Is No Longer Just A Smoker’s Disease
Antonio Passaro, Medical Oncologist and Medical Director with High Specialization Assignment at the European Institute of Oncology, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“Lung cancer is no longer just a smoker’s disease.
That assumption is not only outdated: it’s dangerous.
A silent shift is underway: more and more non-smokers, especially women and younger adults, are being diagnosed with lung cancer. The rise isn’t marginal. It’s global. And it’s growing.
The causes? Not cigarettes, but air pollution. Radon. Indoor toxins. Genetic vulnerabilities. Things we don’t see. Things we don’t screen for. Things we don’t talk about enough.
This isn’t just a health issue, it’s a failure of awareness, policy, and innovation. We’re still screening based on outdated risk models. We’re still underestimating the cost of dirty air. And we’re still not building the tools to detect early, to prevent, to protect.
If lung cancer is evolving, our response must evolve faster. Because the deadliest cancer in the world is now targeting people who never saw it coming. And silence is no longer an option.
Read this powerful BBC piece: ‘The mystery rise of lung cancer in non-smokers’ by Theres Lüthi.”
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