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'Why couldn't I have had breast cancer?' – Lung cancer sufferer says stigma surrounding the disease can be isolating

Lorelei Mason
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Twenty per cent of the 16,000 Kiwis who die of lung cancer each year are non-smokers, yet the disease is still said to be misunderstood. Source: 1 NEWS
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One man showed no hesitation in returning to the place where he prayed beneath his dead friends to stay alive as the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch opened its doors for the first time since the attacks.

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His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan bin Talal Hashemite of the Kingdom of Jordan walks past floral tribute outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The mosque reopened today following the March 15 mass shooting. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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