Lung cancer on the rise in nonsmoking Asian women

While lung cancer rates have been declining for decades, it's still the deadliest form of cancer. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Researchers have recently noticed an alarming rise in diagnoses among nonsmoking Asian American women. For "Eye on America," Elizabeth Cook examines this troubling trend.

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