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Prof Alex Broom

Professor of Sociology & Director, Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney
Alex Broom is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, The University of Sydney. He is recognised as an international leader in sociology, with a specific interest in health, illness and care.

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‘The dirty disease’ – both smokers and non-smokers get lung cancer. They face stigma on top of illness

Earlier this year, federal health minister Mark Butler announced a new national Lung Cancer Screening Program. The first of its kind for lung cancer, the screening program will open initially to current and former smokers aged 50 to 70 years by July 2025. It aims to save lives by detecting lung cancer earlier.

By Dr Jianni Tien, Prof Alex Broom, Dr Katherine Kenny, A/Prof Malinda Itchins
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