China’s Youngest Lung Cancer Patient is 8 Years Old

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An 8-year-old girl in China is the country’s youngest lung cancer patient and pollution is to blame, according to a state media report. The unidentified girl from China’s Jiangsu province lives near a busy road and was exposed to high levels of particles and dust throughout her entire young life, doctors from Jiangsu Cancer Hospital told Xinhua.

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