CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
LUNG CANCER IN NON-SMOKERS
Aah, the crisp autumn weather, the warmth of a fire created by the autumnal festival of burning the formerly colorful but now deathly-brown leaves and debris that fell in plentiful amounts off the oak, maple, and apple trees.
Aah, the homey smell of the cigar smoke as my grandfather read the evening newspaper.
Aah, the feeling of being grown up as I trooped to the corner store to pick up cigarettes for my mother.
The not-so-aah smell of cigarette smoke while riding in a car with one or more smoking adults, windows closed against the cold air.
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These were typical experiences in my life as a child in the late 1940s and early 1950s. I’m certain I was not alone in having these experiences of existing in extreme circumstances of air pollution.
People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than (more…)
Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers
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CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
LUNG CANCER IN NON-SMOKERS
Aah, the crisp autumn weather, the warmth of a fire created by the autumnal festival of burning the formerly colorful but now deathly-brown leaves and debris that fell in plentiful amounts off the oak, maple, and apple trees.
Aah, the homey smell of the cigar smoke as my grandfather read the evening newspaper.
Aah, the feeling of being grown up as I trooped to the corner store to pick up cigarettes for my mother.
The not-so-aah smell of cigarette smoke while riding in a car with one or more smoking adults, windows closed against the cold air.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
These were typical experiences in my life as a child in the late 1940s and early 1950s. I’m certain I was not alone in having these experiences of existing in extreme circumstances of air pollution.
People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than (more…)