Smoking “causes hundreds of DNA changes”

Re:Smoking “causes hundreds of DNA changes” by umanwizard on Friday November 04, 2016 @10:25AM (#12872755)

Lung cancer is caused by smoking 85-90% of the time. Probably more if you add in secondhand smoke. I think it already meets any sort of "preponderance of evidence" sort of bar to just assume anyone with lung cancer got it from smoking.

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Re:Smoking “causes hundreds of DNA changes” by wallyhs on Friday November 04, 2016 @03:50PM (#12875474)

Suppose that I live in an apartment with a wood stove, second-hand smoke from a room mate, and radon. If I get lung cancer, which one is to blame? How do you know?

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Re:Smoking “causes hundreds of DNA changes” by ghurtado on Friday November 04, 2016 @01:15PM (#12874195)

Citation / reference needed.

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Re:Smoking “causes hundreds of DNA changes” by umanwizard on Friday November 04, 2016 @01:47PM (#12874424)

I googled it and the same stat on a couple different reputable sites, like that of the American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society.

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