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Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, shows potential in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung tumors, according to early research conducted at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Listen to a recording of the teleconference .

The genetics underpinning a smoker's risk of developing lung cancer have been further unpicked by UK scientists. Three areas of DNA were found to be linked with lung cancer risk in smokers, two of them influencing the type of cancer which develops.