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- Many studies link smoking to lung cancer.
- New research says the place people live affects lung cancer risk.
- The study appears in BMC Public Health.
- Veronica Bernacchi is a coauthor.
- The team used public county data from the 2022 website.
- They looked at county-level health measures.
- The summary says local geography matters for lung cancer with smoking.
- More research is needed for next steps.
- Local actions are not yet described.
- Readers should see the full paper.
Difficult words
- research — careful study to find new facts
- county — an area of a state with government
- geography — study of places, land, and locations
- coauthor — a person who writes with another person
- measure — a number or value that shows amountmeasures
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Discussion questions
- Do you think where you live affects health?
- Does anyone you know smoke?
- Would you read the full paper to learn more?
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