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Non Smokers Get Lung Cancer

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Smoking cigarettes is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer and causes about 80% of deaths from the disease. But people who don’t smoke can develop lung cancer too. A new study found that out of 100 people in the United States who were recently diagnosed with lung cancer, about 12 of them (12%) had never smoked cigarettes. More research still needs to be done on this and of course this study was based in the US and UK, however commemoration of World Cancer Day on the 4th of February we wanted a South African Perspective.
3 Feb 2021 English South Africa Business · Arts

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