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Published online 23 September 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030922-4
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Passive smoking may speed cancer growth
Second-hand fumes boost blood-vessel development.
Passive smoking may speed the growth of tumours by prompting new blood vessels to form, a new study suggests1. The finding strengthens the link between second-hand tobacco fumes and lung cancer, and could aid the development of therapies for tobacco-related diseases.
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