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U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona issued a comprehensive scientific
report June 27th, 2006 which concludes that there is no risk-free level of
exposure to secondhand smoke. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at home or
work increase their risk of developing heart disease by 25 to 30 percent and
lung cancer by 20 to 30 percent. The finding is of major public health concern
due to the fact that nearly half of all nonsmoking Americans are still
regularly exposed to secondhand smoke.
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report. (Center's for Disease Control)
Smoking is the single greatest avoidable cause of disease and death. In this
report, The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A
Report of the Surgeon General, the Surgeon General.
6 Major
Conclusions of the Surgeon General Report
The U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that breathing even a little secondhand
smoke poses a risk to your health.
Fact Sheet -
There is No Risk-Free Level of Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
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