At least several studies demographic studies point it fingers towards that! Researchers claimed to have found that attitude might have some relation with occurrence of lung cancer. The amazing observation As per the statistics the Americans living in the high mountain areas seem to have a reduced probability of lung cancer. It is revealed that incidences of having lung cancer decreases quite substantially with the increase in elevation to the extent that it fell by 7.23 cases in 100,000 individuals for every 1000 meter rise in elevation. How the lungs function? Through the lungs oxygen present in the air that we inhale diffuses to the blood stream and ultimately gets carried to the cells and mitochondria thus helping the process of metabolism. During this process it also leaves some by products called reactive oxygen species and these damage the body cells contributing too many diseases including lung cancer. What the experts think? Experts writing in the online journal PeerJ commente
http://cancerinlungs.com/relocate-mountains-free-lung-cancer/