Environmental Tobacco Smoke - Cancer Facts from the National Cancer Institute. Summary and bibliography on effects of secondhand smoke. Additional publications you can send for. Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer - The largest review to date examined 50 studies on secondhand smoke, and concludes that secondhand smoke causes cancer of the lung, uterus, cervix, liver, and kidneys. Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke: Lung Cancer - Characterizes the risk and provides a bibliography of the research literature that establishes the risk. The accumulated evidence on lung cancer and environmental tobacco smoke - Paper in the British Medical Journal. OncoLink: Environmental Tobacco Smoke - Updated February 2000 to include latest research. Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Cats - According to recent research, secondhand smoke causes feline malignant lymphoma.