[Old Professer]

I would disagree with the article. I guess mainly from the fact I had a family member die at OHSU of cancer and the cause was second hand smoke.

The cause was cancer, period.

This whole notion that cancer is caused by environmental factors is very thin science except in the case of radiation poisoning and massive doses of strong carcinogens such as that observable in laboratory animals.

Most of the rest is due to advancing age, hormonal changes and predisposition.

[Mears]

Smokers die,as they all do,and it's considered a smoking related death.

Non smokers die,as they all do,and it's what?????? A non-smoking related death?

How ridiculous the whole anti-smoking thing is.Non smokers don't like the smell of cigarettes,no problem with that,but to make it the worst health scourge of the last 50 years is a bit much.