Nonsmoker Shares Symptom that Helped Find Stage 1 Lung Cancer
Raja Flores, MD, along with patient Saundra Moore, discusses the symptoms and possible causes of lung cancer in nonsmokers. He said, “The main risk factor for having lung cancer is having two lungs. Anybody with two lungs can get lung cancer. If doctors dig deeper, they normally find some probable reason, such as living with a smoker, residing somewhere with high air pollution or being exposed to asbestos or radon. They usually attribute it to bad luck, and I don’t think luck plays any role. If you’ve developed lung cancer it’s because you’ve had some exposure.
