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Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too

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When many people think of an average lung cancer patient, they often imagine an older man smoking. But the face of lung cancer has changed.

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    Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer highlights growing number of nonsmokers diagnosed with the disease – and younger people too (opens MyStateline)

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    When many people think of an average lung cancer patient, they often imagine an older man smoking. But the face of lung cancer has changed.

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