Archive · 30 Jul 2026
Why Some Smokers Get Lung Cancer, Others Don’t
Smoking is the biggest preventable cause of lung cancer, but not every smoker gets the disease.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge studied this mystery.
They found that the chemicals in cigarette smoke damage DNA, but other factors decide who gets cancer.
The new research, published in the journal Nature, gives fresh clues about why some people are more at risk.
This helps doctors and scientists figure out better ways to protect people from lung cancer.
Smoking is the leading preventable cause of lung cancer worldwide.
Not every smoker develops lung cancer.
A new study from the University of Cambridge was published in Nature.
The study offers fresh insights into why some smokers get cancer while others don’t.
The research focuses on the interaction between cigarette smoke chemicals and DNA damage.
- Who
- Smokers and researchers at the University of Cambridge
- What
- A study exploring why not all smokers develop lung cancer
- When
- Published in Nature
- Where
- University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Why
- To understand the factors that make some smokers more susceptible to cancer
- Leading cause of preventable lung cancer
- Smoking
- Study source
- Nature
- Research institution
- University of Cambridge
- Key question
- Why some smokers develop lung cancer while others don’t