Genetic Changes in Airways May Predict Which Smokers Get Lung
Cancer Scientists from the University of Utah are part of a
national team of researchers that has identified a gene pathway
that is activated in the airways of people with lung cancer and
smokers with precancerous lesions. Apr 15, 2010 3:45 PMSALT LAKE
CITY – Scientists from the University of Utah are part of a
national team of researchers that has identified a gene pathway
that is activated in the airways of people with lung cancer and
smokers with precancerous lesions. According to their study
published April 7 in the journal Science Translational Medicine,
treatment with an inexpensive and widely available natural
supplement may reverse this pathway activation and help to
prevent lung cancer in high-risk smokers. Cigarette smoke is the
leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, accounting
for approximately 90 percent of all cases. Unfortunately, there
is currently no reliable test for determining which smokers are
at highest risk for dev