Can non-smokers get lung cancer?
Non-smokers can certainly get lung cancer because there are other causes for lung cancer besides smoking. These things would include radon exposure, which is a radioactive gas which can lead to increasing the risk for lung cancer, work related carcinogens like asbestos exposure, air pollution, there are various carcinogens that are present with combustion of diesel and fossil fuels, and finally some chronic lung diseases such as tuberculosis can enhance the risk for lung cancer.
