When GRPR becomes active, it prompts cells of the lung tissue to link to a hormone that causes them to grow abnormally. This abnormal growth can lead to lung cancer.
Science has for a long time tied smoking to a strong risk of lung cancer in BOTH males and females.
The latest study, though, may explain why women have shown more than twice the risk of men in developing lung cancer. You can learn more in a an article on the study. The Dilemma Facing Everyone Scientists are identifying an astounding number of genes and their effects on the humans who possess them. These breakthroughs can let doctors and patients identify genes that can lead to diabetes, breast cancer, or cystic fibrosis, even before these diseases develop. What's more, many of these identifications can be made before a child is born.