RESEARCHERS SAY HEREDITY PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN LUNG CANCER

From: The Boston Globe | Date: August 1, 1990| Author: Judy Foreman, Globe Staff | Copyright information

The National Cancer Institute announced yesterday that, contrary to widespread belief, heredity seems to have a strong influence on whether, and when, a smoker gets lung cancer.

For years, the evidence showing that smoking causes lung cancer was so clear that few researchers even bothered to wonder whether heredity might be involved as well.

But now, two new studies taken together provide "the first strong evidence for gene-environment-lifestyle interactions" in causing l...

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