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To: Gabz
Ah, yes, the idiocy of avoiding cancer.
55 posted on 11/27/2001 10:41:39 AM PST by HarryDunne
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To: HarryDunne
But should the avoidance be a personal choice, or by Government Edict? (p.s. be prepared to hand over arguments that tell exactly which part of the Constitution grants gov't such Power...)
57 posted on 11/27/2001 10:43:44 AM PST by hobbes1
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To: HarryDunne
Back down, please.

My smoking out of doors has about as much effect on the guy next to me as does the smoke from my charcoal grill.

Is smoking good for me, probably not. Is it going to kill me, maybe, maybe not. Is it going to give you cancer? the answer is NO. And regardless of what all the press releases say, the facts remain that there is less risk of cancer from second hand smoke than there is from ingesting whole milk.

There is a relative risk for developing cancer from just about everything in our lives. Do you know what the increased risk of lung cancer is from being exposed to shs at work and at home, about 18% (rr=1.17-1.19). The increased risk for lung cancer from drinking whole milk is 65% (rr=1.65). In epidemiology (which is all this is) RR's of below 2, and in most cases below 3, are considered insignificant and most likely due to chance or other factors.

I'm not arguing with you about your like or dislike of tobacco smoke, that is your perogative. My gripe is that people with agendas and the money to back them up have hoodwinked the lamestream media and thus the people with their busterdization of science.

And that winds up trampling on the very foundations of our nation - for everyone, smoker and non-smoker alike.

81 posted on 11/27/2001 12:01:35 PM PST by Gabz
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