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Why Is Lung Cancer Surging among Young Women?

Why Is Lung Cancer Surging among Young Women?

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Thoracic surgeon Jonathan Villena explains why early screening for lung cancer is critical—even for those without symptoms.

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among U.S. women,
surpassing breast and ovarian cancer combined. Thoracic surgeon
Jonathan Villena explains why younger nonsmoking women are
increasingly affected—and how early screening could save lives.
Recommended Reading Most People at Risk for Lung Cancer Never Get
Screened: Here’s How to Fix That Jonathan Villena’s profile at
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center E-mail us at
sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or
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Science, our daily newsletter.Science Quickly is produced by Rachel
Feltman, Fonda Mwangi and Jeff DelViscio. This episode was edited
by Alex Sugiura and Kylie Murphy. Shayna Posses and Aaron Shattuck
fact-check the show. The theme music was composed by Dominic Smith.
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