[hoosierskypilot]

oat seed carcinoma

That's what killed my mother, too. Only, I thought it was "oat cell." No matter.

But, you're right. Our folks grew up in a time when cigarettes were advertised as helping one breath better. Now we know better.

That's why I'm amazed when I read about smoking being on the rise among teenagers.

[Ditter]

You may be right about the oat cell. I seemed to remember oat seed but it is a wicked disease seen almost entirely in smokers. Before it is discovered in the lungs, it has already planted seeds or (cells) in the brain, the pancreas & the liver.

[ThinkDifferent]

That's why I'm amazed when I read about smoking being on the rise among teenagers.

I'm not. I've never smoked, and the only time I have any desire to is when I see one of those sanctimonious anti-smoking PSAs. Given that teenagers are naturally rebellious, the demonization of smokers by government and media may very well make smoking more attractive to them.