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A new study finds that smoking not only causes lung cancer but hinders its treatment. 
 
People with non-small cell lung cancer who had never smoked responded better to chemotherapy and had better survival statistics than previous smokers or current smokers. 
 
The reason for this may lie in the genetic damage done to cells by cigarette smoke and other smoking-related diseases that the smokers may have.

Non Smokers Respond Better To Lung Cancer Treatment

All Headline News - 4/24/2006 7:35 AM

Houston, TX (AHN) - According to a new study, non-smokers respond better to lung cancer treatment. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lung cancer patients who have never smoked before in their life have better overall survival rates and respond better to chemotherapy than current or former smokers.
 
Cigarette smoking is the most significant risk factor for developing lung cancer, one of the most common and aggressive malignancies in the world.
 
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