Is it bad for my health to be around my husband while he's smoking?

Yes. The U.S. Surgeon General recently released a report stating that breathing even a little secondhand smoke poses a risk to your health. Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer. Thousands of Americans die each year from lung cancer because of secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke also causes heart disease and breathing problems.

You may find it helpful to read The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General. You can find it on the Surgeon General's website here.

If you want to learn more about the risks of tobacco smoke, call the Cancer Information Service at 800-4-CANCER.

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