Ask the Expert: Breast Cancer and Secondhand Smoke - Summarizes the research findings on tobacco smoke as a cause of breast cancer. www.oncolink.com/templates/experts/article.cfm?c=3&s=13&ss=22&id=1179
Breast Cancer, Breast Feeding, and Tobacco Smoke - Early studies treated secondhand smokers as if they were nonsmokers, which actually masked the evidence; later studies separated out the two, and found that both active and passive smoking are causes of breast cancer. www.nietrokers.nl/e/g02059.html
Is There An Association Between Passive Smoking and Breast Cancer? - Scientific article; meta-analysis of 11 studies estimates a 40% higher risk of breast cancer as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11484800&dopt=Abstract
Secondhand Smoke -- Dr. Greene.com - Report on 1996 study: "the relative risk for breast cancer from passive smoke (primarily girls whose parent smoked or women whose spouse smoked) was 3.2! This makes passive smoking a more important risk factor than having a mother with breast cancer (2.1), or having an early first period (1.3), or having a late first pregnancy (1.4)." www.drgreene.com/html/21769.html
Secondhand Smoke Doubles Breast Cancer Risk - Being around people who are smoking, even for 60 minutes a day, doubles a woman's risk of breast cancer, a new study finds. fan590.com/Health9912/01_cancer.html
