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Secondhand Smoke

Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, and the smoke breathed out by the smoker. It contains more than 7,000 chemicals. Hundreds of those chemicals are toxic and about 70 can cause cancer.

Health effects of secondhand smoke include:

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  1. Secondhand Smoke (National Library of Medicine)  
    Secondhand smoke is a mixture of the smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar, ... about 70 can cause cancer. Health effects of secondhand smoke include: Ear infections in children More frequent and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/secondhandsmoke.html - Health Topics
  2. Health Problems Caused by Secondhand Smoke (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Secondhand Smoke/Related Issues ... Secondhand Smoke ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... CDC's Office on Smoking and Health offers information related ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand-smoke/health.html - External Health Links
  3. Health Risks of Secondhand Smoke (American Cancer Society)  
    Secondhand Smoke/Start Here ... Secondhand Smoke ... American Cancer Society ... People who don't smoke but breathe in secondhand smoke take in toxic chemicals just ...
    https://www.cancer.org/.../secondhand-smoke.html - External Health Links
  4. Smoking and COPD 
    ... cause harm. Exposure to someone else's smoking (called secondhand smoke) is also a trigger for COPD flare-ups. ... Secondhand smoke may trigger COPD flare-ups and cause more damage to your lungs. So you need to ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000696.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. General Information about Secondhand Smoke (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    smoking, tobacco use, tobacco, use, secondhand smoke, second hand smoke, publications, data, statistics, health effects, quit smoking, stop smoking, cessation, prevention, industry, products, chewing, smokeless, youth, publication, quick ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/secondhand-smoke/about.html - External Health Links
  6. Risks of tobacco 
    ... high blood pressure and angina HEALTH RISKS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE Those who are often around the smoke of others (secondhand smoke) have a higher risk for: Heart attack and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002032.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Secondhand Smoke From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Branch)  
    Secondhand smoke can hurt you and your loved ones. Know the facts and take steps to avoid breathing ...
    https://smokefree.gov/.../why-you-should-quit/secondhand-smoke - External Health Links
  8. Secondhand Smoke and Electronic-Cigarette Aerosols (Environmental Protection Agency)  
    Secondhand smoke affects everyone, but children are especially vulnerable because they are still growing and developing.
    https://www.epa.gov/...dhand-smoke-and-electronic-cigarette-aerosols - External Health Links
  9. Secondhand Smoke and Cancer From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Secondhand Smoke/Start Here ... Secondhand Smoke ... Lung Cancer/Related Issues ... Lung Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health ... A fact ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../risk/tobacco/second-hand-smoke-fact-sheet - External Health Links
  10. Secondhand smoke and lung cancer (image) 
    Secondhand smoke has been classified as a known cause of lung cancer in humans (Group A carcinogen).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19349.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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