Delhi’s Toxic Air Equals 12 Cigarettes Daily, 50% of Lung Cancer Patients Never Smoked

Many morning walkers in Lodhi Garden now wear N95 masks year-round, not just during winter anymore, while others continue their routines despite the pollution. School buses crawl through a gray haze that wraps around buildings like a suffocating blanket. This is Delhi’s new normal – where breathing itself has become a health hazard. And the latest data confirms what doctors have been warning about: you don’t have to light a cigarette to develop lung cancer in India’s capital anymore. The numbers tell a story that’s hard to ignore. Non-smokers comprised 40.9% of the study sample at a major North Indian … Continue reading Delhi’s Toxic Air Equals 12 Cigarettes Daily, 50% of Lung Cancer Patients Never Smoked