Racial profiling?

When I see a group of young Asian adults smoking, I want to run up to them and yell "nasopharyngeal carcinoma!!!!"

Those of east Asian and African decent are more likely to develop nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a stinky, awful disease that is not amenable to surgical correction.

I know I'm more sensitive after meeting someone being palliated for the illness. Is it appropriate for me to introduce this kind of information to my patients? Definitely.




But what about strangers? I have a feeling I would sound like a crazy prophet person saying the sky is falling.


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