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Lung cancer genes identified

Sun, 04/06/2008 - 03:07 — NLN

Smokers are much more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers -- that has been a scientific truism for decades. But what about the 80% of smokers who don't develop lung cancer? Are they just the lucky ones? A trio of new studies suggests that the explanation for why they escape the disease may lie partly in their genes.

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