Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers
White Coat, Black Art

Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 14, 202626 min
  • Interview
  • Health

Pope Leo XIV, who isn’t known to be a smoker, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. In this episode, Toronto father Winhan Wong shares his journey with that same disease. He was diagnosed nine years ago and was also a non-smoker. In Canada, one in four cases of lung cancer now occur in people who have never smoked. Thoracic surgeon Dr. Christian Finley explains why these cases are rising, the stigma patients face, and efforts to develop a national plan.

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This October celebrates spooky season with CBC podcasts. On Satanic Panic, hear how a tiny Saskatchewan town was engulfed by false accusations of ritual abuse. On The Devil You Know, listen as host Sarah Marshall traces the story of how that moral panic swept North America and embedded itself in pop culture.

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Or if you prefer some laughs with your scares, check out Let's Make a Horror, where three comedians try to learn how to make a horror movie, then take a stab creating their own. Satanic Panic, The Devil You Know, Let's Make a Horror. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts. I did quit for good. I knew it was one of the biggest accomplishments of my life.

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My dad, it was different for him. He stopped December 1996. Just six months before he died from lung cancer. Ads like that are powerful enough to give some the impression

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