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Western Pacific region will bear the brunt of such cases, says Dr Mahdi Sheikh of International Agency for Research on Cancer Water pipe smoking will contribute to about 1 million new lung cancer cases globally by 2050,

Regular scans could catch lung cancers like Pope Leo XIV’s sooner, but many people at risk don’t qualify for screening. Doctors want to change that.

Lung cancer patients have far better outcomes than they used to - providing the disease is caught early. Experts say this is a particular challenge in non-smokers.

A 32-year global analysis finds that lung cancer rates among women of reproductive age are declining worldwide, yet absolute cases keep rising and the burden is increasingly concentrated in