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...Gurney Professor of History and Political Science emeritus Adam B. Ulam, a world-renowned expert on the history of the Soviet Union, died of lung cancer March 28 in Cambridge...
...this point, it?s pretty clear that the side effects of smoking are all pretty awful. But if the well-publicized threat of lung cancer, emphysema, heart disease or stroke isn?t enough to keep you from lighting up, maybe the idea of walking around without any teeth will do the trick. According to a study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cigarette smoke is a major contributor to the development of gum disease and subsequent tooth loss. In fact, smokers who puff away on a pack a day are six times more likely than nonsmokers...
DIESEL EXHAUST Grimy fumes from buses and trucks may boost lung-cancer rates. The Clinton Administration has called for new, low-sulfur fuel use in all diesel engines starting in 2007, perhaps cutting carcinogens...
SECONDHAND SMOKE Big Tobacco may howl, but the government's verdict is in, and secondhand smoke is now considered a known human carcinogen, leading to lung cancer even in nonsmokers...
TOBACCO A no-brainer. Cigarettes are the leading preventable cause of cancer in developed countries and are implicated in malignancies of the lung, larynx and esophagus...