Effects+of+Secondhand+Smoke

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There are many people whom smoke and do not realize or choose to ignore the health risks to themselves, and to the ones around them. However, the majority of smokers intend to quit but find the process of giving up such an addiction an extremely difficult battle. The following information on the effects to non-smokers may encourage them once again.======
 * ======media type="youtube" key="tBLl0-ZqGco" width="427" height="374" align="right"Lung cancer is the most commonly linked cancer to SHS but there are other types of evidence connecting it with cancers of the larynx, pharynx, brain bladder, rectum, stomach, and breast (American Cancer Society, 2011). ======


 * ======In Canada, 1,000 non-smokers die each year from lung cancer and heart disease caused by SHS.======


 * Non-smokers are effected within 8-20 minutes of being exposed to SHS. Effects include:
 * Increased heart rate
 * Decreased oxygen to the heart
 * Constricted blood vessels whcih raise blood pressure and make the heart work harder


 * Non-smokers exposed to daily SHS have a 30% increased risk of developing lung cancer and heart disease.