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Science News for January 1, 2011


Study finds evidence of increased lung cancer risk among tuberculosis patients

A China Medical University study shows a 10.9-fold increased risk of lung cancer among people with tuberculosis compared to those without the disease. The study followed over 1 million patients and found a mortality rate of 51.1 per 10,000 person-years in the tuberculosis group, nearly six times that of non-tuberculosis patients.

SourceInternational Association for the Study of Lung Cancer·JournalJournal of Thoracic Oncology·DateJan 1, 2011