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Sorry, keep smoking your cigarettes, it won't be your fault.

• jacquesm 9y ago
  1) I don't smoke 2) You can get cancer from many other things than cigarettes.
  • DanBC 9y ago
    Most lung cancer is caused by cigarettes. Many cancers have a "lifestyle" component. This does not mean that every single case of cancer is caused by something the person did. It does mean that we need to give people better information. Some lifestyle factors are much stronger than others. Smoking causes a lot of cancer. Alcohol causes less. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/lung-cancer/risks-causes http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/lung-cancer/ris... > Smoking tobacco is one of the biggest causes of lung cancer. More than 8 out of 10 lung cancers (80%) are caused by smoking .This includes breathing in other people’s cigarette smoke. https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-facts/health-effects-of-alcohol/diseases/alcohol-and-cancer/ https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-facts/health-effects-of... > Over the long term, drinking alcohol increases your risk of serious illnesses, such as mouth, throat and breast cancer1. Of course, not everyone who drinks will get cancer. But scientists have found that some cancers are more common in people who drink alcohol than those who don’t. [...] > One study has estimated that around 4% of all cancers are due to alcohol consumption
    • jacquesm 9y ago
      I'm objecting to the general statement that 'cancers are avoidable'. Some cancers are, not all cancers are and there are plenty of people that ended up with lung cancer that never smoked so even that isn't a guarantee.
      • valuearb 9y ago
        I used the word "some".