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To: JesusSaves
Does anyone know what percentage of heavy smokers get lung cancer?

Answer coming up.
118 posted on 09/15/2003 6:33:33 PM PDT by Mihalis
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To: Mihalis
Does anyone know what percentage of heavy smokers get lung cancer?

Between 2% and 10%, depending on which "study" you quote. A more important question, though, is at what age are lifetime smokers affected? 17% of them are older than 85, and nearly half are older than 75%--ages at which all types of cancer are more common since cancer is a disease of age.

122 posted on 09/15/2003 8:46:19 PM PDT by Max McGarrity (Anti-smokers--still the bullies in the playground they always were.)
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