Passive Smoke Raises Kids' Lung Cancer Risk - Study
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Children exposed to passive smoking have  a higher risk of developing lung cancer later in life than  other youngsters, according to new research.
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Smokers of hand-rolled cigarettes tend to consume less tobacco, but face a greater risk of developing lung cancer than those who smoke manufactured cigarettes, a study on Norwegian lung cancer patients has found.
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Second-hand smoke worsens lung function in people with cystic fibrosis, especially those with a specific gene, researchers said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Children who smoke are almost four times more likely to develop asthma than those who don't smoke, and their risk is even greater if their mothers smoked while pregnant with them, a new study shows.
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Long-term exposure to air pollution adversely affects lung function in teenagers, results of The Children's Health Study indicate.
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Kids who spend less time during their early years around pets and dust don&#39;t appear to have a lower risk of developing asthma or respiratory problems, new research reports.
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Even years after quitting, former smokers still have a raised risk of lung cancer, scientists say.
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NEW YORK  - Kids who spend less time during  their early years around pets and dust don't appear to have a  lower risk of developing asthma or respiratory problems, new  research reports.
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NEW YORK  - Women who smoke may be able to reduce their lung cancer risk with exercise, a new study shows. But the investigators caution that any relative benefit is dwarfed by the benefits gained from kicking the habit.
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Exposure to environmental pollution while in the womb might increase a child's risk of cancer, a study suggests.
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About one-third of attention deficit cases among U.S. children may be linked with tobacco smoke before birth or to lead exposure afterward, according to provocative new research.
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New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death.
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NEW YORK  - Children who make regular  visits to an indoor pool may develop damage to a type of lung  cell that helps prevent airway inflammation, a new study  suggests.
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Up to 20 percent of women who  develop lung cancer have never smoked, U.S. researchers found  in a study that suggests secondhand smoke may be to blame.
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Description: A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week indicates that current levels of air pollution have chronic adverse effects on lung development in children aged 10 to 18.
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Nov. 29, 2004 (Chicago) -- Young or old, smoking is a killer and its weapon of choice is often lung cancer. But results from a lung cancer screening study of almost 30,000 current and former smokers suggests
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Children in smoggy areas have retarded lung development which puts them at risk of diseases, say researchers.