Switzerland has high rates of lung cancer by global standards, a phenomenon linked to high rates of tobacco use. Recently published data show a notable difference in lung cancer rates between Switzerland’s main linguistic regions. Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.comThe rate of lung cancer is 57 per 100,000 in Switzerland. In French- and Italian-speaking Switzerland lung cancer rates are even higher than the Swiss average. These regional differences mirror smoking rates, which are higher in French- (28%) and Italian-speaking (32%) Switzerland than in German-speaking Switzerland (26%) – rates from Addiction Suisse 2017.

Source: Le News April 22, 2023 04:03 UTC