=+10.72 The authors of the article “Perceived Risks of Heart Disease and Cancer Among Cigarette Smokers” (Journal of the American Medical Association [1999]: 1019–1021)

expressed the concern that a majority of smokers do not view themselves as being at increased risk of heart disease or cancer. A study of 737 current smokers selected at random from U.S. households with telephones found that of 737 smokers surveyed, 295 indicated that they believed