Lung cancer is cause of death of most male smokers, survey

时间：2007-11-09 06:20:02

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Chinanews, Guangzhou, Nov. 9 – According to Information Times, more and more people have died of lung cancer in China. According to latest statistics, lung cancer is related to smoking, and 80% of males who died of lung cancer had been smokers1.

 

Between 2000 and 2005, 120 thousand people in China became lung cancer victims, most of them being males. During a forum2 held by Chinese Anticancer Association (CACA), Liao Meilin, an expert from Shanghai Jiaotong University, pointed3 out that for men, 80% of lung cancer deaths were caused by smoking. She warned that smoking might also cause other malicious4 tumors.

 

Zhi Xiuyi, an expert from CACA, said more and more young people had become victims of lung cancer. Currently China has 350 million smokers, and 1.2 million people have died of diseases related to smoking.

 
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1 smokers d3e72c6ca3bac844ba5aa381bd66edba     
吸烟者( smoker的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Many smokers who are chemically addicted to nicotine cannot cut down easily. 许多有尼古丁瘾的抽烟人不容易把烟戒掉。
  • Chain smokers don't care about the dangers of smoking. 烟鬼似乎不在乎吸烟带来的种种危害。
2 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
3 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的，直截了当的
参考例句：
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
4 malicious e8UzX     
adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的
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  • You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
  • Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

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