msquebanh, 16 days ago

#SanFrancisco based study finds 80% of #AsianAmerican women with #LungCancer never smoked & #researchers are trying to figure out why.

5 yrs ago, Vicky Ni got a call from her doctor. She'd gone in for an X-ray for a pinched nerve. The next thing she knew, she was sitting in an #oncologist's office.

The 48 yr old mother of 2 was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, 2nd most common #cancer in both men &women in #UnitedStates.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/why-do-non-smoking-asian-women-have-high-rates-of-lung-cancer-a-ucsf-study-hopes-to-find-out

#AsianMastodon #MedicalStudy #Health #medical