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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
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| | Chapter 7 Lung cancer |
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| | Lung cancer accounts for 14% of new cancer cases and 28% of the cancer deaths in |
| | the United States each year. |
| | Journal of the National Cancer Institute, April 21, 1999, p. 687 |
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| | Women are more susceptible than men to small cell lung cancer, the deadliest form of |
| | lung cancer, which is almost always caused by smoking. |
| | Reuters, December 2, 1998 |
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| | Prolonged ETS exposure in adults leads to about a 20% increased risk of lung |
| | cancer, a low excess risk compared to the 15- to 20-fold increased risk of lung cancer |
| | among current pack a day smokers. |
| | Journal of the National Cancer Institute, October 7, 1998, pp. 1416-1417 |
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