Secondhand Smoke in Childhood Raises Adult Lung Cancer Risk

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Children exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke are at increased risk for lung cancer later in life — even if they never smoke themselves, researchers said. That risk is also modulated by genetic variation in a gene involved in innate immunity, according to Curtis Harris, MD, of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., and colleagues. The findings come from a study in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarker ... Jump to full article >>

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Secondhand Smoke in Childhood Raises Adult Lung Cancer Risk