NEW YORK, Jan 18: Black lung cancer patients seem more likely to die of the disease than white cancer patients in the US, especially those living in segregated counties, according to a new study. Researchers, who published their findings in JAMA Surgery on Wednesday, found blacks patients living in segregated counties had a lung cancer mortality rate about 10 percentage points higher than those living in diverse neighborhoods during the mid-2000s. (agencies)
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