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jan 1, 1795 - Smoking linked to cancer

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In 1795 Sammuel Thomas von Soemmering reported that he was becoming more aware of cancers of the lip in pipe smokers. In 1798 US Physician Benjamin Rush wrote on the medical dangers of tobacco.

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jan 1, 1795
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~ 230 years ago