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Experts urge a rethink on screening for lung cancer

An X-ray showing lung cancer
An X-ray showing lung cancer Source: Getty

Lung cancer kills 9,000 Australians each year, or 25 people a day, which is 60 per cent more than the fatality rate of bowel cancer, which is the second deadliest.


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By Omar Dabbagh

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Lung cancer kills 9,000 Australians each year, or 25 people a day, which is 60 per cent more than the fatality rate of bowel cancer, which is the second deadliest.



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