Jump to full article: Toronto (Ont) Star (ca), 2009-04-23
Author: Joseph Hall Health Reporter
Intro: Smoking causes breast cancer. So does second-hand smoke.
Those are the conclusions of a Canadian led panel that poured over more than 100 recent studies in search of the linkages.
And while many may have assumed these findings were well established, the blue ribbon report largely puts to rest an academic uncertainty that has long perplexed cancer researchers, a panel spokesperson says.
"Up until now the expert groups who have looked at this have shied away from making a definitive conclusion," says Dr. Anthony Miller, associate director of research at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana school of Public Health.
"The evidence is consistent with a causal relationship and in our view that's sufficient to take action and let women know about this," Miller says.
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