When Dana Reeves died last month of lung cancer, everyone was quick to point out that she was a non-smoker. If she had a family history of lung cancer, she would have had a 25 percent higher risk of developing cancer than those without a positive family history.
While smoking is the most common cause of lung cancer and is completely preventable, 10 to 16 percent of all lung cancer cases occur in non-smokers. Latest research showed:

Relatives of lung cancer patients were about 10 years younger than relatives of healthy controls when they were diagnosed with a tumor.
The average …read more