African-Americans have unique lung cancer risks from chronic obs...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Cancer  Thu, 09/04/2008 - 23:00

(American Association for Cancer Research) Scientists at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have developed a risk prediction assessment for lung cancer specifically for African-Americans that suggests a greater risk from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 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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