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Combined study results present a strong case for lung cancer screening in New Zealand – News-Medical.Net
Newly released study results present a strong case for lung cancer screening in New Zealand – particularly for Māori whose mortality rates are between three and…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 29 2020
Newly released study results present a strong case for lung cancer screening in New Zealand – particularly for Māori whose mortality rates are between three and four times higher than other ethnic groups.
Around 450 Māori are diagnosed with lung cancer each year and approximately 300 die from it.
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