The Unseen Enemy: Lung Cancer's Stealthy Rise Among Women and Non Smokers Lung cancer, long considered a male dominated disease, has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in American women.
However, what's striking is that an increasing number of new cases are emerging among women who have never smoked – a demographic previously thought to be at minimal risk.
The stories of women like Shira Kupperman Boehler, a 44 year old lifelong nonsmoker and daily runner diagnosed with lung cancer, serve as a stark reminder that our assumptions about risk factors are woefully inadequate.