Smoking and Cancer Update

A fascinating research paper was recently published in which researchers compared the genetic mutations found in 14 different types of tumors from chronic cigarette smokers and those who never smoked. They were attempting to see the differences in the genetic damage that occurred in tumors from the same organs between people who smoked and those who had never smoked. While they occur less frequently in non-smokers, some types of lung cancers still occur in those who never smoke.

This was complicated research to say the least. The research group had developed an algorithm that would look at over 90 . . .

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