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AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: Posted on Sunday, June 03, 2012 6:30 PM
Hookah smoking is no safer than cigarette smoking. If you read no further, that is the take-home message for this blog -- no matter what you may have heard or read, the scientific evidence is clear that hookah smoking is not a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes.
Countering the widely-held, although mistaken, belief that hookah smoking is safer than cigarette smoking is important, so let's take a step back and consider what hookah is, learn about its history and current popularity, and then look at the facts about the scientific evidence regarding its effects on health. |
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NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Posted on Sunday, June 03, 2012 5:49 PM
The 10th Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer, offers cancer survivors, their families, friends, and health care professionals practical information to help them cope with concerns and issues that arise after treatment ends.
Listen to these workshops on the telephone or via live streaming through the internet. This free, four-part workshop series will take place on Tuesdays, from
12:30 - 1:30 pm Central Time on April 24, May 15, June 19 and July 17. |
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