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Fact:
Lung cancer replaced breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death around 1985 due to targeted marketing and increased smoking by women after World War II.

Source:  Barrows R. (1997) Smoking Cessation. Ambulatory Care Syllabus. Columbia University: New York, NY. (http://www.cpmc.columbia.edu /whichis/private/aim/04SMOKE.html)


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Babies of smoking women average 6 ounces less at birth than babies of nonsmoking women.
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