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Posted by admin in Health News at February 18, 2009
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Ban on smokingAccording to the experts’ prediction, the rate of lung cancer will drop up to 20 percent in the upcoming two decades.

Cancer Research UK analyst anticipated that in 2024 the rate of lung cancer will drop from 50 to 40 patients per 100,000.The measure that have been taken, such as ban on smoking and advertisement have already started to lower the incidence of lung cancer.

But simultaneously they said that the number will increase due to the aging population because there is a delay in the smoking and the onset of the disease. On the realty basis the cancer patients will rise from 38,500 to 41,600 by 2024.


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