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Is that more a coal thing or a tobacco thing?
by alwa 2y ago
Is that more a coal thing or a tobacco thing?
- insane_dreamer 2y agoMore tobacco, but the share of non-smokers with lung cancer has been increasing lately (probably because less people smoke). Estimated 10-20%. "“If lung cancer in never-smokers were a separate entity, it would be in the top 10 cancers in the U.S.” for both incidence and mortality."[0] [0] https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/26/growing-share-of-lung-cancer-turning-up-in-never-smokers/ https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/26/growing-share-of-lung-ca...
- hanniabu 2y agoIt's a pollution thing, whether that's from industrial plants, cigarettes, or fireplaces. They say the lungs of people with fireplaces look similar to those of smokers.