African-Americans have unique lung cancer risks from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Friday, September 5, 2008 - 13:07
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre have developed a risk prediction assessment for lung cancer specifically for African Americans that suggests a greater risk from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a report published in the September issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research...
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