A trend of higher lung cancer incidence rates in young Black people versus young white people in the United States has flipped, with the Black/white gap disappearing in men and reversing in women, according to a new study. The changing trends coincide with steeper declines in smoking in Black Americans. Historically, lung cancer incidence rates …
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Rates of smoking among American Indians and Alaska Nativesare higher than for other US adults. On the basis of data from the 2016 National Health Interview Survey from the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 31.8% of American Indian and Alaska Native adults smoke. In contrast, the rates of smoking were …
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