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For approximately 50 years, tobacco companies falsely and fraudulently denied that smoking causes lung cancer and emphysema.

"United States of America, Plaintiff, and Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, and Nationals African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Intervenors, and Philip Morris USA, Inc. (f/k/a Philip Morris, Inc.), et al., Defendants." United States District Court for the District of Columbia. 17 Aug. 2006: 1-4, 219, 259, 293, 330, 479, 655, 819, 1397. Document.

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Cancer

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In a file from 1978, Big Tobacco described cancer as "an essential ingredient of life." Wait, they're talking about cancer, right?

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"A Public Relations Strategy for the Tobacco Advisory Council Appraisal & Proposals Prepared by Campbell-Johnson Ltd." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents. 20 Nov. 1978. Report.

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Cancer, Ingredients

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Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

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"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001: 176.
Hoffman, Diertrich, Ilse Hoffman, and Karen El-Bayoumy. "The Less Harmful Cigarette: A Controversial Issue. A Tribute to Ernst L. Wynder." Chemical Research in Toxicology. The American Chemical Society. 14 (7). 28 June 2001: 5. Web.

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Cancer, Ingredients

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Those glowing amber charcoals used on hookahs? They release high levels of dangerous toxic agents like carbon monoxide, metals and cancer-causing chemicals.

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Cobb, Caroline, et al."Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: An Emerging Health Crisis in the United States." American Journal of Health Behavior. 34(3). May-June 2010: 275–285. Web.

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Cancer, Ingredients, Hookah

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Hookah smoke has been associated with oral, lung and bladder cancer, not to mention clogged arteries and heart disease.

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Cobb, Caroline, et al."Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: An Emerging Health Crisis in the United States." American Journal of Health Behavior. 34(3). May-June 2010: 275–285. Web.

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Cancer, Disease, Hookah

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Cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. The toxins from cigarettes are inhaled and get on their fur—which is licked up when cats groom themselves.

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Bertone, Elizabeth, Laura Snyder, and Antony Moore. “Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Risk of Malignant Lymphoma in Pet Cats.” American Journal of Epidemiology. 156(3). 2002. Web.

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Cancer, Pets

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Second hand smoke has been associated with lung cancer in birds. Not much to chirp about here.

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Oklahoma State University. "Secondhand Smoke Is A Health Threat To Pets." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 September 2007.

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Cancer, Pets

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Dogs and cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes.

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Reif, John, Christa Bruns, and Kimberly Lower. “Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses and Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pet Dogs.” American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(5). 1998. Web.

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Chromium is in tobacco smoke. Chromium contributes to cancer.

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"Smoking and Tobacco Control." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. 19 Nov. 2001: 180.

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Cancer, Ingredients

Cancer

Fact For approximately 50 years, tobacco companies falsely and fraudulently denied that smoking causes lung cancer and emphysema.

Fact In a file from 1978, Big Tobacco described cancer as "an essential ingredient of life." Wait, they're talking about cancer, right?

Fact Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

Fact Those glowing amber charcoals used on hookahs? They release high levels of dangerous toxic agents like carbon monoxide, metals and cancer-causing chemicals.

Fact Hookah smoke has been associated with oral, lung and bladder cancer, not to mention clogged arteries and heart disease.

Fact Cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. The toxins from cigarettes are inhaled and get on their fur—which is licked up when cats groom themselves.

Fact Second hand smoke has been associated with lung cancer in birds. Not much to chirp about here.

Fact Dogs and cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes.

Fact Chromium is in tobacco smoke. Chromium contributes to cancer.

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For approximately 50 years, tobacco companies falsely and fraudulently denied that smoking causes lung cancer and emphysema.

Fact

In a file from 1978, Big Tobacco described cancer as "an essential ingredient of life." Wait, they're talking about cancer, right?

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Benzene is in tobacco smoke. Benzene causes cancer.

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Those glowing amber charcoals used on hookahs? They release high levels of dangerous toxic agents like carbon monoxide, metals and cancer-causing chemicals.

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Hookah smoke has been associated with oral, lung and bladder cancer, not to mention clogged arteries and heart disease.

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Cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes. The toxins from cigarettes are inhaled and get on their fur—which is licked up when cats groom themselves.

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Second hand smoke has been associated with lung cancer in birds. Not much to chirp about here.

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Dogs and cats are twice as likely to get cancer if their owner smokes.

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Chromium is in tobacco smoke. Chromium contributes to cancer.