The discovery that there are different patterns of genetic alterations in smokers and never smokers suggests that lung cancers in these cohorts are likely distinct diseases driven by different molecular mechanisms, and thus, may require different treatments." The findings were presented at the 14th World Conference on Lung Cancer in Amsterdam.
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Specifically, the risk increases were as follows: Stage I Lung Cancer: 3.3 times more likely to develop a second cancer Bladder Cancer: 3.7 times more likely to develop a second cancer Head and Neck Cancers: 4.5 times more likely to develop a second cancer Kidney Cancer: 5.3 times more likely to develop a second cancer Current smokers who smoked fewer than 20 cigarettes per day and former smokers who had quit before their first cancer diagnosis also had an elevated risk of developing a second primary smoking-associated cancer compared to survivors who never smoked (although risks decreased with the number of years since smoking cessation)