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  Secondhand Smoke -- Dr. Greene.com http://www.drgreene.com/html/21769.html
Report on 1996 study: "the relative risk for breast cancer from passive smoke (primarily girls whose parent smoked or women whose spouse smoked) was 3.2! This makes passive smoking a more important risk factor than having a mother with breast cancer (2.1), or having an early first period (1.3), or having a late first pregnancy (1.4)."
  Active and Passive Cigarette Smoking and Breast Cancer http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/172_11_050600/burton/burton.html
Recent studies may explain inconsistencies between previous results, say researchers, and a real risk may be emerging.
  Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Breast Cancer http://www.ocat.org/healtheffects/breastcancer.html
Characterizes the risk and provides a bibliography of research establishing the risk.
  Smoking and Breast Cancer http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/325/7359/298/d
Recent research shows an association between smoking and breast cancer.
  Ask the Expert: Breast Cancer and Secondhand Smoke http://www.oncolink.com/experts/article.cfm?c=3&s=13&ss=22&id=1179
Summarizes the research findings on tobacco smoke as a cause of breast cancer.
  Is There An Association Between Passive Smoking and Breast Cancer? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11484800?dopt=Abstract
Scientific article; meta-analysis of 11 studies estimates a 40% higher risk of breast cancer as a result of exposure to secondhand smoke.

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