How come some smokers never get lung cancer?
I know smoking causes lung cancer but I see people that smoke like 50 years.
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1 :
luck
2 :
yes they do. sumppl r lucky. sum arent.
3 :
They don't get lung cancer when they die of something else, first.
4 :
They don';t have the cancer gene, weird huh?
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Like with most risks in life, lung cancer is a possible consequence of smoking but not everyone develops it. Think of it like this: when you get in a car you run the risk of getting into an accident, but everyone who gets into a car doesn't get into an accident.
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Because the anti smoking lobby made all that up. Smoking is great for releiving stress and a smoke after good sex is also mandatory. So therefore with that all said for the non- smokers I guess they are not getting good sex..
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smoking is not bad for you. it can also protect from some stds
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The same reason some people who never smoke do get lung cancer. Genetics and luck.
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my own personal theory that no one wants to hear - smoking creates a tar coating on the lungs. It's kind of like paving your driveway with asphalt - you cover it up so nothing gets through to the underside. That's how I feel about smoking. I think it covers your lungs so cancer, etc. can't get through. I know everyone in the medical community and people who know people who've died of lung cancer will disagree, but that is what I think.
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You actually don't know smoking causes lung cancer. The correlation between smoking & lung cancer has only been proven as a weak one. Many other variables contribute to this disease, such as predisposition to cancer, family history. Mesothilioma from asbestos exposure for instance almost exclusively found in smokers.
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dont be nervous , eat carrot , onion
12 :
My dad has been smoking since he was 16, now he's 51, he is still fine and the tests show that there is nothing wrong with his lungs. He smokes 12 rothmans a day atleast.
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