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September 28, 2006

Lung Cancer Higher in Industrial Areas

A new study has shown that people living in industrial areas have higher rates of lung cancer.

In the study, researchers in New Zealand and the U.K. compared more than 200 women with primary lung cancer and 339 healthy women. All the women lived in Teeside in northeast England, an area with especially high rates of lung cancer among women.

Lung Cancer Risk Rises in Industrial Zones

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