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'You do think: why me?' The shocking rise of lung cancer in non-smokers
“你一定在想：为什么是我？”不抽烟人群的肺癌发病率惊人地上升
Lung cancer is indelibly associated in the public mind with cigarettes, and with good reason: about 86% of those who get it are smokers or ex-smokers. Doctors who specialise in the condition are now seeing so many people who have never smoked that they have coined an acronym: LCINs — lung cancer in never smokers. They are the other 14%. Their numbers are on the rise, though experts cannot fully explain why.
在公众的心目中，肺癌与抽烟有着不可磨灭的联系，而且理由很充分：大约 86%的肺癌患者都是吸烟者或曾经吸烟的人。专门治疗这种疾病的医生目前发现有如此多的从不吸烟者患上肺癌，以至于他们创造出了这样一个缩略词：非吸烟型肺癌——指的是无吸烟史人群中的肺癌病例。他们就是另外那 14%的肺癌患者。尽管专家们无法完全解释原因，但患者人数仍在上升。
The figures are startling. In an article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, Prof Mick Peake — the clinical director of the centre for cancer outcomes at University College London hospital (UCLH) — estimates that nearly 6,000 people who have never smoked die of lung cancer every year.
数据令人震惊。在《英国皇家药学会杂志》上发表的一篇文章中，伦敦大学学院附属医院（UCLH）癌症结果中心的临床主任米克·皮克教授估计，（在英国）每年将近 6,000 名从不吸烟的人会死于肺癌。
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There is no consensus among experts about why lung cancer is affecting more and more non-smokers. Peake lists four main known causes: passive smoking; occupational factors, such as exposure to asbestos; exposure to radon gas; and a history of serious breathing conditions.
专家对为什么肺癌会影响越来越多不吸烟的人士尚未达成共识。皮克列举了四种已知的主要原因：吸二手烟、职业因素（例如接触石棉）、接触氡气以及严重的呼吸系统疾病史。
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But there are strong suspicions, too, that air pollution could be a factor. Outdoor pollution is under scrutiny, although Peake says open fires and even cooking Sunday roasts may increase risk (while stressing that neither has been proven).
不过也有强有力的猜想认为，空气污染可能是（导致肺癌的）一个因素。室外污染作为致病因素的可能性正在调查中，但皮克说，在室内生明火乃至烹饪周日烤肉都可能增加患病风险（他同时强调，二者都未曾被证明）。
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It is noteworthy, though, that more than half of lung cancers in women in China occur in non-smokers. "That is probably explained by indoor air pollution from indoor cooking of oils at high temperature — wok cooking — in an unventilated area," he says. Some LCIN women believe that chemicals in perfume, makeup, aerosols or cleaning products may be to blame, but Peake is adamant that there is no evidence to incriminate any of them.
不过，值得注意的是，在中国，超过一半的女性肺癌患者都不吸烟。对此，皮克教授表示：“这可能是因为在不通风的室内环境下用锅翻炒热油产生的空气污染所致。”一些不抽烟的女性肺癌患者认为香水、化妆品、气雾剂或者清洁产品中的化学物质可能是罪魁祸首，不过皮克教授坚持认为，没有证据表明其中任何一种物质会导致肺癌。
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重点词汇
indelibly
/ɪnˈdeləbli/
adv. 无法忘记地；不可磨灭地
词性拓展： indelible (adj.)
英文释义： impossible to forget, or have a permanent influence
例句：That day is stamped indelibly on his memory.
with good reason
合乎情理
good 同义词：wise
good 同义词：sensible
例句：He was angry, and with good reason.
coin
/kɔɪn/
v. 创造，杜撰（新词或新的表达）
词性拓展：coin (n.)
英文释义：to invent a new word or expression
例句：The phrase ‘Couch potato’ was coined in 1986.
acronym
/ˈækrənɪm/
n. 首字母缩略词
例句：AIDS is an acronym for “Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome”.
never smoker
从不吸烟者
近义词：non-smoker
startling
/ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
adj. 惊人的，令人震惊的
英文释义：surprising and sometimes worrying
例句：Her body's transformation is rather startling.
clinical
/ˈklɪnɪkl/
adj. 临床的
consensus
/kənˈsensəs/
n. 一致的意见；共识
搭配短语：reach a consensus
occupational
/ˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃənl/
adj. 职业的，工作的；由职业引起的
相关词汇：occupation（n. 职业）
搭配短语：occupational disease
搭配短语：occupational hazard
asbestos
/æsˈbestəs/
n. 石棉
radon
/ˈreɪdɑːn/
n. 氡
suspicion
/səˈspɪʃn/
n. 猜想，怀疑
词性拓展：suspect (v.)
英文释义：a belief or idea that something may be true
Sunday roast
周日烤肉
noteworthy
/ˈnoʊtwɜːrði/
adj. 显著的；值得注意的
相关词汇：note
相关词汇：worthy
英文释义：deserving attention
搭配短语：a noteworthy achievement
搭配短语：a noteworthy contribution
wok
/wɑːk/
n.（中国的）炒锅
搭配短语：wok cooking
unventilated
/ˌʌnˈventɪleɪtɪd/
adj. 不通风的
词性拓展：ventilate (v. 通风)
相关词汇：ventilated (adj. 空气流通的)
aerosol
/ˈerəsɑːl/
n. 气雾剂，喷雾器
词根词缀：aero-
相关词汇：solution
adamant
/ˈædəmənt/
adj. 坚决的，坚定不移的；固执的
相关词汇：diamond
例句：She begged me to change my mind, but I remained adamant.
incriminate
/ɪnˈkrɪmɪneɪt/
v. 使（某人）看似有罪
相关词汇：crime
英文释义：it means to make sb./sth. seem guilty of a crime.
例句：They are afraid of incriminating themselves and say no more than is necessary.
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