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In this issue: 5 n; o7 o8 Q1 C
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China wrestles with lung cancer
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China launched a national pilot
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at early detection and treatment of lung6 A* @ Z8 A! Y5 C; P' C
cancer, seeking to curb the rising threat7 i" |& m% e8 `; R9 c, x
to public health. Mortality from lung3 |) F' ~4 r/ u) Z" M9 b& b
cancer has increased by 465% in China
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has become the main cause of death in! c% A) @" ?7 Q3 @4 o- n
urbanites and the second leading cause/ X# E, r J8 b
of death in rural populations after liver
/ @" [. j. V+ Q' a0 l+ Dcancer. WHO’s International Agency
8 } ^; Q& C- _: X1 Qfor Research on Cancer suggests that
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300 000 deaths in China every year.
; X; u/ l0 I' i. H, |! I" N0 q0 hBecause environmental pollution2 [0 i- ^. ]$ [7 a* S6 I* r
and smoking are strongly correlated2 ^8 [% L8 }- b: N6 r0 S
with lung cancer, the programme will
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including miners and those with longterm
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indoor cookers. 350 million people \$ N0 C+ [ f: r3 x, S2 [# e
smoke in China—a third of the world’s( W: M: n4 O# x, v% a0 ]
total—and about 540 million more are
# h$ Z# p+ M; k: e& ?passive smokers, in itself potentially
4 J' ~5 L0 F8 D# m9 umore hazardous than direct, fi ltered,
0 l i1 p2 X- Ssmoking. Indeed, WHO calculates6 \5 x( j. |7 [& ]9 |& }* z
that non-smokers account for 30% of
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worldwide.& g5 [" r8 o" ~& s' B& `$ p3 ]
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