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Article: I live with my mother, uncle and cousins. All of the smoke. (health risks of secondhand smoke)(Ask Doctor Cory)
- Article from:
- Children's Digest
- Article date:
- January 1, 1994
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Dear Dr. Cory:
I live with my mother, uncle, and cousins. All of them smoke. One day I was watching the news. Some children died because they lived with people who smoked. Do you think I could die living with people who smoke?
Tiffany Stevens Chicago, Illinois
Dear Tiffany:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared secondhand smoke a Class A carcinogen. This means that it has officially been recognized as a substance that causes cancer in humans. I don't know about the children in the news to whom you refer, but I do know that adults and particularly children are at greater risk for health problems when living with someone who ...