Daily Cancer Risk Fact: Secondhand Smoke

Autor: Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Posted: Abril 16, 2012

16. Secondhand Smoke

True or false: Breathing secondhand smoke can lead to lung cancer.True. Ten percent to 15 percent of lung cancers diagnosed in people who have never smoked are attributed to secondhand smoke.See all the facts at www.philly.com/whatsmyrisk.Join us every day this month for a special project between Philly.com/health and OncoLink. Throughout the month of April, What's My Risk? will provide a daily fact you may not know about your risk of getting cancer.What's My Risk? is a comprehensive program designed to help the user learn about factors that determine their personal risk of many types of cancer and what they can do to decrease that risk. Find out more about Cancer Risk and Prevention.

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