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Southern New Englanders Mourn Dana Reeve 

Despite the diagnosis of lung cancer, Reeve said she had never smoked. According to experts at the American Lung Association, many lung cancer victims were exposed to smoke as children.

"Parents are not aware of that, that early exposure can actually start to change some cells in their children even if they grow up never to be smokers. We need to make sure people stay out of the way of smoke, don't smoke and avoid smoke as much as possible," said Tina Ragless, of the American Lung Association of Rhode Island.

Dr. Gary Strauss, an oncologist at Rhode Island Hospital, said exposure to asbestos, radon and occupational chemicals can also be risk factors for lung cancer.

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