China’s Smoking Related Deaths – 45 Percent From Secondhand Smoke
“In China, we are looking at something like 100,000 people dying a year from passive smoking, and about 45 percent of that will be from chronic lung disease.”
~K.K. Cheung, Birmingham University in Britain
Secondhand smoke is a growing concern in China. It is difficult to find public places free of smokers.
The dangers of smoking cigarettes is not fully understood.
“The rest of the smoking related deaths are from coronary heart disease and lung cancer,” comments K.K. Cheung
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