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PMS president says passive smokers should be aware of smoke related diseases
Jump to full article: Daily Times (pk), 2008-06-30
Author: Shahrukh Ayub
Intro: Smokers and passive smokers have an equal chance of contracting fatal diseases caused by smoking, claimed Pakistan Medical Society (PMS) President Dr Masood Sheikh.
He told Daily Times on Sunday that, “There is no difference between smoking and passive smoking. A smoker is at risk. However, a non-smoker who inhales the smoke exhaled by a smoker is at equal risk. This poses a serious issue.”
He said, “The danger lies in the fact that a cigarette is lined with 4,000 chemicals out of which 50 can cause lung and mouth cancers. It is natural for a smoker to be at risk. However, the same chemicals affect non-smokers.” He said that passive smoking was a major cause of asthma and lung cancer.
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