IMSS medical personnel in Coahuila carry out awareness campaigns on the risks of smoking, the main cause of lung cancer, within the framework of World No Tobacco Day. (ARCHIVE) So far this year, 15 deaths from lung cancer have been registered in Health Jurisdiction No. 6, which has jurisdiction in the municipalities of Torreón, Matamoros and Viesca. The fatalities are 9 men between 54 and 90 years old and 6 women between 33 and 78 years old. This disease is a type of cancer that begins when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably in the lungs and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), smoking tobacco (including cigarettes, cigars and pipes) is the main cause and is responsible for appr... [Read more]