A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that Nunavik patients had a shorter survival rate after lung cancer diagnosis compared to Montreal residents.
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<p>People living in the Inuit region of Nunavik in northern Quebec die earlier after a diagnosis of lung cancer than Montreal residents receiving treatment at the same cancer centre, according to new research published in <em>CMAJ</em> (<em>Canadian Medical Association Journal</em>)<em> <a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F9f6a35d7ffb0417cab2e8aba341525ea.svc.dynamics.com%2Ft%2Ft%2FCjyovv0p42mAubSRq7gm0fQ7omDYBMlp5t9GtlJhu34x%2FdDT4jnEuNjjWl8z6tXdaxIGnxbyWxtQy9a5BULVjwacx&data=05%7C02%7Ckim.barnhardt%40cmaj.ca%7Cceb62d792e1c4ceaf3b408dc2cc40a1c%7C1fd963d3d81c4b05812fd9efe7544399%7C1%7C0%7C638434467709823965%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=LQNSw4zFjLOUn%2FAZwRRdkmAOoLP9mgjHp%2BvAx%2B9nBhI%3D&reserved=0">https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.230682</a></em>.</p>
People living in the Inuit region of Nunavik in northern Quebec die earlier after a diagnosis of lung cancer than Montreal residents receiving treatment at the same cancer centre, according to new research published in CMAJ.