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Breast Cancer
Breast cancer linked to second hand smoke
April 14th, 2005
A new scientific report commissioned by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) has concluded that women exposed to second hand smoke have a higher risk of breast cancer. Reviewing earlier studies, the researchers found a 26% increased risk across all studies with a 90% risk based on newer studies with a better assessment of exposure. TobacAlert is Nymox's new product that allows concerned individuals to determine second hand smoke exposure by measuring the level of cotinine, a metabolite of nicotine, in urine. The ARB report, Proposed Identification of Environmental Tobacco Smoke as a Toxic Air Contaminant - March 2005, describes cotinine as the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-04-14)
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