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> Over 50% of Asian American women who have lung cancer have never smoked Is this really that surprising, considering that only 2.6%[1] of Asian American women
by timerol 2y ago
> Over 50% of Asian American women who have lung cancer have never smoked
Is this really that surprising, considering that only 2.6%[1] of Asian American women smoke? If 0% of Asian American women smoked, then 100% of the lung cancer cases would come from non-smokers. As it is, the group with the lowest percentage of smokers should have the highest percentage of lung cancer cases in non-smokers.
The article gives no absolute rates to compare, and I can't easily find the article they quote for the rising rates of lung cancer in Asian American women. Given the poor interpretation of the subheading, I wouldn't be surprised if it was entirely explained by aging, or was a reversion to the mean from a very low baseline.
[1] From another comment on this article: https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/smoking-facts/impact-of-tobacco-use/tobacco-use-racial-and-ethnic https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/smoking-facts/impact-of-to...
- MrVandemar 2y ago... or maybe passive smoking from their partners who may smoke.
- seeknotfind 2y agoYeah this exactly. How does this kind of thing get published? It's blatant fear mongering.
- alphairys 2y agoExactly!! The article doesn’t even get the paper right, but the paper doesn’t even talk about actual incidence rates within the non smoking population! It’s sad to see this kind of stuff published.