[Mr Ramsbotham]

Some years ago I read an article by a doctor about how he noticed that many smokers who quit seemed to develop lung cancer in the 6 months afterward. He also had a theory about why this might happen. Anyways I asked my own doctor about this but he poo pooed the idea. I still think there might be something to it.

Well, we all know where poo poo comes from!

Incidentally, could it be that once long-term smoking stops, the lungs begin a process of regeneration, which increases the likelihood of cells going rogue?

[jimwatx]

Yes that was a part of the explanation he offered in the article.