Lung cancer will remain major health issue, despite falling rates
Smoking-related lung cancer rates are expected to drop dramatically over the next 50 years, but lung cancer will continue to be a significant health problem in the United States, according to new research led by Jihyoun Jeon and Rafael Meza in the Department of Epidemiology. Read more.
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