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by News 13 3/7/2006 Last year, 1,670 people died in Colorado from lung cancer.

Most were smokers, but some had never touched tobacco.

The El Paso County Health Department, the American Lung Association and Penrose Cancer Center estimate that 10 to 20 people who have never smoked will die of lung cancer in El Paso County this year compared to nearly 300 current and former smokers who will die of the disease.

Lung cancer is random and kills quickly.

While 75-90% of cases are associated with cigarette smoke, doctors still see patients who have never smoked that have advanced and aggressive lung cancer.

Oncology Specialist Dr.

James Young at the Penrose Cancer Center is one of those doctors.

He told News 13’s Karla Shotts that the quality of air could create a slight risk for cancer.

“It correlates to smoking rate and population and to a lesser degree, the quality of the air,” said Dr.

Young.

Environmental carcinogens or tumor causing agents in the atmosphere include second hand smoke, asbestos...

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Photo: Dean Sewell Related coverage Flashback: Holsworthy training exercise By Jano Gibson and AAPMarch 8, 2006 - 10:32AM The NSW Fire Brigade is examining why it took at least six months for emergency workers to be told of asbestos exposure during anti-terrorist exercises at a Sydney army barracks.

But it could take more than 30 years for those exposed to asbestos to learn if they have contracted killer diseases related to the toxic material, the Dust Diseases Board told smh.com.au today.

"The latency period can be anywhere from 30 to 40 to 50 years.

That's the nature of this disease,'' said Dust Diseases Board executive officer Geoff Lansley.

He said the board was in discussion with the NSW Fire Brigades about screening every member of the brigade for asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.

There was no urgency for those working at the Holsworthy site to undergo immediate screening because it takes so long f...

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