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New research shows why non-smokers get serious lung condition

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smoking has been blamed also as a cause of lung cancer. The truth is it has no direct correlation;

You could not be more wrong. Scientific study after study has shown the correlation.

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"Life expectancy for smokers is at least 10 years shorter than for nonsmokers."

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/health_effects/tobacco_related_mortality/index.htm#:~:text=Cigarette%20smoking%20causes%20premature%20death,years%20shorter%20than%20for%20nonsmokers.&text=Quitting%20smoking%20before%20the%20age,related%20disease%20by%20about%2090%25.

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smoking has been blamed also as a cause of lung cancer. The truth is it has no direct correlation;

The lung cancer rate among smokers is over 20 times that of non-smokers. I think that tells us something.

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erbravia:

What are you smoking?

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@erbravia? What are you talking about?

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smoking has been blamed also as a cause of lung cancer. The truth is it has no direct correlation; that if you smoke like 2 packs of cigarette a day you will have cancer is not true. Same with COPD. It is a risk factor by creating constant irritant to the body and decreasing oxygen to the body cells but many people develop it as well.

Smoking is a risk but all we have are circumstantial evidence. Smoking is found a the scene of the crime for cancer and COPD and many researchers simply said it is the smoking gun. I am just wondering why nobody is suing the medical field for claiming things that never were.

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