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Air pollution tied to lung cancer in non-smokers [1]

People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers c

Publication Date: 
29/10/2011
Kantipur (Nepal) [2]
Tags:
Air Pollution [3], Lung Cancer [4], Health Effects [5], Smoking [6], United States Of America (US) [7], Women [8], China [9], Indoor Air Pollution [10], Coal [11], Firewood [12]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lung-cancer
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indoor-air-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coal
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood