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How many nonsmokers die of lung cancer each year from exposure of secondhand smoke

How many nonsmokers die of lung cancer each year from exposure of secondhand smoke?

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Secondhand smoke can be harmful in many ways. In the United States alone, each year it is responsible for: * an estimated 35,000 deaths from heart disease in non-smokers who live with smokers * about 3,400 lung cancer deaths in non-smoking adults * other breathing problems in non-smokers, including coughing, mucus, chest discomfort, and reduced lung function * 150,000 to 300,000 lung infections (such as pneumonia and bronchitis) in children younger than 18 months of age, which result in 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations * increases in the number and severity of asthma attacks in about 200,000 to 1 million children who have asthma * more than 750,000 middle ear infections in children
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An estimated 46,000 deaths from heart disease in non-smokers who live with smokers about 3,400 lung cancer deaths in non-smoking adults.

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