Smoking is down but why are more Hong Kong women getting lung cancer?

In the second of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung examines the rise of lung cancer among women, the risk fact…

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Smoking rates are down, but lung cancer rates in Hong Kong women are increasing. The reasons for this disparity are unclear.

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• Smoking rates are down
• More Hong Kong women are getting lung cancer

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Smoking is down but why are more Hong Kong women getting lung cancer? In the second of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung examines the rise of lung cancer among women, the risk factors beyond smoking and growing calls for earlier detection. Rates of new lung cancer cases among Hong Kong women have risen by 20 per cent in the past two decades despite their smoking less than men, a South China Morning Post review has found, prompting calls for citywide screenings to catch the disease earlier. Experts said genetic... According to the collected source material from www.scmp.com, In the second of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung examines the rise of lung cancer among women, the risk factors beyond smoking and growing calls for earlier detection. Rates of new lung cancer cases among Hong Kong…

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• Why are more Hong Kong women getting lung cancer?

Categoria: cronaca
Entità: Smoking, Hong, Kong