I had thyroid cancer 3 years ago and of course everyone assumed that my smoking habit caused it.
The first time a classmate of mine saw me light up a cig he jumped all over me. Saying, "how dumb I was to be smoking after having cancer." Well, I still smoke and I have been cancer free for over two years now.
I asked two of my specialists if smoking was the cause and they both answered "NO, as a matter of fact nobody knows what causes it." I am more apt to accept the word of my doctor than some layman with no background in medicine.
Well, now I can sit back and hear from all the antis about how dumb I am...blah, blah, blah, blah....
I'm fit as a fiddle too,jerry639.
I find it interesting that we both signed on to FR on the same day,maybe between smokes !!!!!