Air pollution is emerging as a major cause of lung cancer in non-smokers, damaging lung tissue much like smoking. Experts ...

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that Fresno, California, ranks among the top U.S. cities for dangerous air pollution, equating to smoking 169 cigarettes annually.

Credit: 13 ON YOUR SIDE On any normal, good air quality day, a person will breathe in up to 0.72 cigarettes a day. This is just due to the small number of pollutants even on a good air quality day.

Reductions in tobacco smoking have led to lower rates of lung cancer in many places. But people who have never smoked still get lung cancer. In fact, globally, their numbers are proportionally on ...