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Utah ranks among U.S. states with highest rates of lung cancer caused by air pollution, report says

(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) The LDS Church office building amid dense fog as an inversion settled over the Salt Lake Valley, as seen on Dec. 26, 2017. Utah is one of five states where more than 1 percent of lung cancer cases are likely caused by exposure to air pollution, according to an annual report by the American Thoracic Society.

(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) The LDS Church office building amid dense fog as an inversion settled over the Salt Lake Valley, as seen on Dec. 26, 2017. Utah is one of five states where more than 1 percent of lung cancer cases are likely caused by exposure to air pollution, according to an annual report by the American Thoracic Society.