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showed that there is a gender disparity in lung cancer cases among people 35 to 54, with women being diagnosed at higher rates.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women in the U.S., according to theThe study found that a higher incidence of lung cancer in women than in men has continued in those younger than 50, as well as extending to middle-aged adults as younger women with high risk for lung cancer get into older age.
Florez added that gender bias in the medical field could also affect testing, as women are less likely to be offered testing for lung cancer.“I have women that have come with chest pressure and leave the office with Xanax,” she said. “And then when they start coughing up blood, that’s when somebody listens to them.”
Additionally, findings showed no higher carcinogenic effects of cigarette smoking in women than in men, overdiagnosis is unlikely because it occurred in both early- and late-stage tumors, and occupational exposures such as asbestos have substantially reduced over the past decades, the study said.
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