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& @( E& @. H) ~In this issue: " s! |' Z6 Y+ f0 M8 b& P5 q* h2 [$ ^
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China wrestles with lung cancer( Y) m0 L" a3 e
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6 _6 f& U* Z& W/ n+ |China launched a national pilot
# j% S( D' |0 g0 J. sprogramme in November, 2010, aimed" f4 ^- A: A8 \6 h+ }7 E
at early detection and treatment of lung
; A8 O; B( A6 r2 w" g) ycancer, seeking to curb the rising threat
- f3 I7 X/ P0 k7 P6 U0 xto public health. Mortality from lung
+ j e9 O5 {/ V ]+ e0 rcancer has increased by 465% in China
6 A1 q3 r2 O, f: ?$ J6 q3 gduring the past 30 years, and such cancer
4 u6 ^" i% d( S9 `- s# A+ ^has become the main cause of death in3 J- \" V7 [% J
urbanites and the second leading cause& V: x, ~2 O8 \# M. B( H) y' M0 o+ D
of death in rural populations after liver3 A, G4 h! \; x
cancer. WHO’s International Agency# r9 z5 |3 P, ^. T" s4 T
for Research on Cancer suggests that' n3 j( V/ `2 w' B
the disease accounts for more than, s) }/ ~+ E$ l$ s/ X
300 000 deaths in China every year.2 u9 b5 v, |+ U
Because environmental pollution
& z/ r5 a& \4 I. _and smoking are strongly correlated
4 H0 p. E; G# y, t9 u+ Gwith lung cancer, the programme will9 }6 F- @: R3 X* r7 R+ `
screen smokers and non-smokers,5 _* V6 p6 \2 h6 s
including miners and those with longterm# m! }- x$ O: F9 Y! C
exposure to coal fumes from
n' M3 R" o' W% sindoor cookers. 350 million people4 r$ `( G+ p9 E: R) l7 M
smoke in China—a third of the world’s
. M6 X$ A; q( E& ttotal—and about 540 million more are! t0 @4 b; o/ N5 I6 e8 o8 Z
passive smokers, in itself potentially
. W- a" S/ @$ q. u p/ o) Kmore hazardous than direct, fi ltered,* D; ]' Q# B1 j) v0 ~- o% n
smoking. Indeed, WHO calculates* d0 w1 `0 Y* e& x. c
that non-smokers account for 30% of
! j4 X% K \- G$ Q5 ]: s1 c) }: F3 Gcases of lung cancer in China and 15%
! d, |- S0 o5 U* b4 C3 Tworldwide.
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