Non-Smoking Men Face Higher Lung Cancer Death Rate than Non-Smoking Women
Wednesday May 17, 2006
New study findings from the American Cancer Society show that among non-smokers who develop lung cancer, men have the highest death rate. It was long thought in the medical community that women suffered the highest death rate among non-smoking lung cancer patients.
The study also revelaed that African American women who never smoked were more likely to die of lung cancer than their female non-smoking white counterparts.
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The study also revelaed that African American women who never smoked were more likely to die of lung cancer than their female non-smoking white counterparts.
Read More About the Study:
- Among Non-Smokers, Men Have Higher Lung Cancer Death Rates - Fox News
- Study: Among nonsmokers, lung cancer kills more men - The Boston Globe
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The recent death of Dana Reeve has raised many questions about lung cancer development in those who are non-smokers. Reeve, who never smoked a cigarette, died of lung cancer and apparently did not show any symptoms of the disease. Thats a scary thought for non-smokers! How can a non-smoker develop lung cancer?
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