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Healthy diet, higher lung cancer risk? Deciphering surprising link in new study

April 18, 2026

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Fruits and vegetables don’t cause lung cancer, but a new study may explain why scientists found a link. Lucas Ottone/Stocksy

A new study from USC researchers found an association between healthier diets containing fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and higher rates of early onset (or young-onset) lung cancer in nonsmokers.
The researchers believe that pesticide residue may be a possible explanation for this association, and not healthy foods themselves, and plan to investigate it…

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