Aside from womens susceptibility, what other groups are more at risk for lung cancer?
Johnston: Rates are higher in urban areas, because of increased air pollution and increased particulate matter in the air. This can come from many sources, such as coal burning, traffic, or industry. There can also be interior sources of particulate matter. Smoke from wood-burning and coal-burning stoves are known to suppress the immune response. Vaporized cooking oil is a lung hazard, such as is generated by cooking in woks as Chinese women do. Rates vary by socioeconomic class. One reason offered for this correlation is that smoking rates are higher among those with lower socioeconomic status. But lower-paid factory and production workers are also more frequently exposed to inhaled industrial toxins. And those with little money are more likely to live in areas with more air pollution, and tend to have lower access to good health care. Rates of lung cancer are also high because of certain racial biocharacteristics. African Americans have a higher rate of lung cancer diagnosis, are dia
