Raising awareness of lung cancer in never-smokers.

LUNG cancer; CHARITIES; CHEST X rays; AGE distribution; LUNG tumors; MEDICAL office nursing; EARLY detection of cancer; PRIMARY health care; PATIENT education; HEALTH promotion; DISEASE risk factors; SYMPTOMS

The article focuses on the alarming prevalence and lethality of non-smoking lung cancer, which is now the eighth most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the UK, with nearly 6,000 deaths each year, prompting three lung cancer charities to launch the See Through the Symptoms campaign urging healthcare professionals to recognize symptoms in non-smokers and refer them for investigation.