{
  "id": 18529019,
  "title": "Delhi Air \"Silent Epidemic\": Ex-AIIMS Chief On Why People Are Falling Sick",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/delhi-air-silent-epidemic-ex-aiims-chief-on-why-people-are-falling",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-06T16:13:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/delhi-air-silent-epidemic-ex-aiims-chief-on-why-people-are-falling-sick-12294262"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dr Guleria said there is growing evidence, from India and abroad, that living for long in polluted air raises the risk of lung cancer. He said poor air exposes the lungs to mutations, and both lab studies and clinical data suggest the risk rises among non-smokers as well.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}