Inherited BRCA2 changes could drive some multiple lung cancers, genomic analysis suggests

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New genomic analysis suggests inherited BRCA2 genetic changes may contribute to the development of multiple lung cancers in some patients. This challenges the prevailing notion that lung cancers mainly arise from environmental mutations, advancing understanding of genetic risk factors.

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and is generally thought to arise from mutations acquired over a lifetime through environmental exposures. However, clinicians are increasingly encountering patients with not just one, but multiple tumors in their lungs.