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Lung Cancer Report Exposes Disparities in Black Community Health Across DMV

In the American Lung Association’s latest "State of Lung Cancer" report, attention is focused on the stark racial inequalities in lung cancer rates, treatment access, and outcomes within Black communities, including in D.C., Maryland and Virginia. (Courtesy photo)

Nora P., a successful area entrepreneur, said he started smoking at the age of 9. More than 40 years later, in 2016 after Nora turned 54, he and his primary care physician decided to do a low dose CT scan of his lungs. Two years later, the doctor informed Nora about troubling spots found on […]

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1 year ago
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