The discussion of women and smoking in Chapter 11 pointed out that
a. women who are married to men who smoke increase their own risk of lung cancer significantly.
b. in North America, women are much less likely than men to be smokers.
c. tobacco companies have not yet figured out how to target young women in their advertisements.
d. smoking increases the risk of lung cancer more for men than for women.
A
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