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Re:A comparison of population cancer risks between alcohol a... by hyperpape on Saturday March 30, 2019 @08:17AM (#19529031)
While it’s worth taking this seriously if true, 5-10 cigarettes a week is relatively little. A pack is 20 cigarettes and a heavy smoker might smoke a pack a day (sometimes more).

You can see that in the actual reported increase in cancer risk: 1-1.5% total increase. Definitely meaningful, but not what we associate with smoking.

Re:A comparison of population cancer risks between alcohol a... by onetimemanytime on Saturday March 30, 2019 @09:05AM (#19529208)
>>While it’s worth taking this seriously if true, 5-10 cigarettes a week is relatively little. A pack is 20 cigarettes and a heavy smoker might smoke a pack a day (sometimes more).

What if these 5-10 cigs a week are enough to screw a lot of things up? So after the first x cigs the damage doesn't increase according to amount smoked?

Re:A comparison of population cancer risks between alcohol a... by hyperpape on Saturday March 30, 2019 @10:21AM (#19529527)