Lung cancer deaths soar in China’s steel country, report says

TitleLung cancer deaths soar in China’s steel country, report says
Publication TypeWeb Article
AuthorsForsythe, Michael
Type of MediumNews
Abstract

The death rate from lung cancer in the heavily industrialized province surrounding Beijing has more than quadrupled in the last four decades, with researchers pointing to worsening air pollution as a likely culprit, according to a local cancer hospital and a report published Friday in an influential Chinese news outlet.

URLhttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/20/world/asia/china-lung-cancer-deaths-hebei.html?_r=1
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