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Brazilian black people who smoke are more vulnerable to lung cancer

Brazilian black people who smoke are more vulnerable to lung cancer

The Brazilian black people who smoke have up to 5.21 times higher risk of developing lung cancer than Brazilian white smokers. The finding is from a research conducted by Unicamp (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), which was presented at the European Congress of Pneumology. The cancer of the lung is considered to have the highest mortality rate [...]