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If you breathed in sidestream smoke outdoors every day is it likely to give you cancer?
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No ....: but it does carry a small amount of risk. As we all realize as we mature, almost everything we do has benefits and risks attached to it....driving or riding in a car, smoking, walking across the street. The risk of cancer from side stream smoke outdoors is very low .... but not zero. Each day we have to make choices to avoid risks, do what we can to minimize them, and accept a few. Stay well:)
Answered 10/13/2016
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