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  "id": 15167840,
  "title": "Shisha smoking will cause 1 million new lung cancer cases globally by 2050: WHO study",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/shisha-smoking-will-cause-1-million-new-lung-cancer-cases-globally-by-15167840",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-17T09:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3371189/shisha-smoking-will-cause-1-million-new-lung-cancer-cases-globally-2050-who-study"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Water pipe smoking will contribute to about 1 million new lung cancer cases globally by 2050, with the Western Pacific region bearing the brunt, according to a study led by a World Health Organization (WHO) research agency that was recently presented in Hong Kong. The study, which is yet to be published, was headed by Dr Mahdi Sheikh, a scientist of the early detection, prevention and infections…",
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        "title": "Shisha smoking will cause 1 million new lung cancer cases globally by 2050: WHO study",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/shisha-smoking-will-cause-1-million-new-lung-cancer-cases-globally-by",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:00:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}