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Monitoring of biological markers of passive smoking key to establishing level of cancer risk 

While the link between lung cancer and second-hand smoke (SHS) has been established for many years, the extent of the risk remains a subject of much debate. Screening for biological markers specific to SHS and related to lung cancer could be a more reliable approach to establishing this risk level. The issues are discussed in a Review in the July edition of The Lancet Oncology, authored by Dr Ahmad Besaratinia and Dr Gerd Pfeifer, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA. The edition is dedicated to lung cancer and will be presented at the International Lung Cancer Conference, Liverpool, UK, from 9-12 July.

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