Delhi Pollution | 'We're Paying The Price': Lung Cancer Survivor On Toxic Air

Summary

Stage-4 lung cancer survivor Urvashi Prasad shares a powerful account of living with the consequences of India's air pollution crisis. Diagnosed at 35 despite never smoking or being exposed to second-hand smoke, she says the profile of lung cancer patients is changing, with more young, non-smoking women being diagnosed. Citing research presented at the World Cancer Congress, Prasad argues that air pollution must be treated as a public health emergency rather than just an AQI statistic. Calling out years of political blame games, she says ordinary citizens are paying the price for collective…

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