How Is Lung Cancer Different in Non-Smokers?

How Is Lung Cancer Different in Non-Smokers? (1:59)

Smoking increases the risk for lung cancer, but non-smokers can get it, too. Up to 20 percent of deaths involve non-smokers. In this video, Jennifer Caudle, DO, a family medicine specialist, lists causes of lung cancer, like radon and pollution.

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