World Cancer Day: Lungs Can Heal from Smoking Damage

The Bigger Picture · The Daily Digest · 4 Feb 2020 · 15 mins listen

New research has found that if smokers decide to quit, their lungs can repair some of the damage caused by smoking. In conjunction with World Cancer Day, we take a look at the significance of this study for the prevention of lung cancer.

Produced by:

Lim Sue Ann

Presented by:

Sharmilla Ganesan,Lim Sue Ann,Tee Shiao Eek

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Education,Health Policy,Diseases and Conditions,Mental Health,Healthy Living,Fitness,Science,SME,Entrepreneurship,Medical Innovation and Technology,Social Issues

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The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, World Cancer Day, lungs, smoking, quitting smoking, I Am and I Will, Union for International Cancer Control, World Health Organisation, WHO, lung cancer, tobacco, second-hand smoke, Nature

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