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Early-Onset Lung Cancer May Be Connected to Pesticide Contaminants

Dietary patterns in young patients with lung cancer suggest that many have higher dietary quality scores than average U.S. reference values, according to results from a study presented at the American...

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  • The ASCO Post Staff

  • May 12, 2026

  • 3 min

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    Young lung cancer patients are scoring higher on dietary quality than U.S. average.

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    Study led by Dr. Jorge Nieva, focusing on young nonsmokers.

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    187 patients studied, majority female.

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    Dietary quality scores exceeded U.S. reference values.

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    Possible link between healthy diet and higher lung cancer risk due to contaminants.

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Early-Onset Lung Cancer May Be Connected to Pesticide Contaminants

  • by The ASCO Post Staff

  • May 12, 2026

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