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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 24 > Smoking might play role in breast cancer after all, panel finds

Smoking might play role in breast cancer after all, panel finds

By Roni Caryn Rabin / The Bulletin
April 24, 2009

Smoking causes lung cancer and is implicated in a dozen other cancers, but scientists have generally dismissed its importance in breast cancer, saying it plays little role, if any. Now, a Canadian panel of experts is challenging the widely held view.

In a report issued Thursday, the panel....

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