Combating Disease: Coal from mass extinction era linked to lung cancer mystery
vor 16 Jahren
For years, women in China’s Xuan Wei County in Yunnan Province —
women who never smoked cigarettes — have been plagued by lung
cancer. The mortality rates among female nonsmokers are the world’s
highest — up to 20 times higher than average in China. A new
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vor 16 Jahren
For years, women in China’s Xuan Wei County in Yunnan Province —
women who never smoked cigarettes — have been plagued by lung
cancer. The mortality rates among female nonsmokers are the world’s
highest — up to 20 times higher than average in China. A new study
sheds light on the cancer epidemic and points to an unlikely
source: volcanic eruptions occurring millions of years ago.
Intro theme and music by Kevin MacLeod. Creative Commons licensed
audio from freesound.iua.upf.edu.
women who never smoked cigarettes — have been plagued by lung
cancer. The mortality rates among female nonsmokers are the world’s
highest — up to 20 times higher than average in China. A new study
sheds light on the cancer epidemic and points to an unlikely
source: volcanic eruptions occurring millions of years ago.
Intro theme and music by Kevin MacLeod. Creative Commons licensed
audio from freesound.iua.upf.edu.
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