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Mortality data on lung cancer among the black populations of South Africa, newly available from the first ever nation-wide enumerations, are analysed for age-specific rates and significant geographical and intertribal variations. This study finds a higher incidence at younger ages than among whites, an urban excess similar to other population groups in South Africa and a higher incidence among the Xhosa than Zulu. It is suggested that an anti-smoking campaign is urgently required among blacks in South Africa.
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McGlashan, N., Harington, J. Lung cancer 1978-1981 in the black peoples of South Africa. Br J Cancer 52, 339–346 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1985.199
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