Segregation Linked In Study With Lung Cancer Deaths

Study Links Lung Cancer And Racial Segregation
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - OCTOBER 28: A Palestinian man smokes as he sells boxes of cigarettes at the black market October 28, 2007 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Israel's economic sanctions against Gaza after the Hamas takeover in June, has caused skyrocketing prices of goods including cigarettes. (Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images)
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - OCTOBER 28: A Palestinian man smokes as he sells boxes of cigarettes at the black market October 28, 2007 in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Israel's economic sanctions against Gaza after the Hamas takeover in June, has caused skyrocketing prices of goods including cigarettes. (Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images)

African-Americans who live in highly segregated counties are considerably more likely to die from lung cancer than those in counties that are less segregated, a new study has found.

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