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Will it cause cancer running alongside a very busy main road every day breathing in car fumes?

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Perhaps it could.: At the least you are putting yourself at long term risk for environmental lung disease due to chronic high-level exposure to those toxins. And some environmental lung diseases could lead to cancer. The point of exercise is to try to breathe clean, fresh air. I'd seek out another running route, if I were you.

Answered 11/24/2015

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