Blacks Are More Likely to Get Lung Cancer (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060126/ap_on_he_me/blacks_lung_cancer"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/ap/20060126/capt.gfx18501260050.blacks_lung_cancer_gfx185.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=t8v7Ar5HfOXi6SpKb0_QeQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Chart shows lung cancer incident rates among men and women and race. (AP Graphic)" border="0" /></a>AP - Blacks who smoke up to a pack a day are far more likely than whites who smoke similar amounts to develop lung cancer, suggesting genes may help explain the racial differences long seen in the disease, researchers say.</p><br clear=all>