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Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review

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Re: Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review

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Post by jebblue »

DrPhish wrote: post #78
anamax wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't forget that there are significant benefits to smoking as well. Yes, even for people who it will kill. (In fact, that's probably one of the benefits for some.)

Could you expand on that? I'd be interested in hearing what the benefits are, as it doesn't seem to be something that is talked about (taboo against discussing the positive aspects of things seen as societally undesirable?).

I quit over two decades ago and I've not been anywhere near as lucid a thinker since. Seriously. The other night on The Doctors we saw this guest who is a doctor and never smoked in his life and nearly died from lung cancer.

edit: I'm not suggesting people should start smoking.

Re: Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review

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Post by jebblue »

Newgy wrote: post #23
AznHisoka wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Eating healthy and exercising improves the quality of your life right now, as well as in the future. As does cutting back on alcohol, and smoking.

One or two drinks a day is shown to have health benefits in other studies.

Two glasses of red wine due to the Resveratrol content, I don't think hard liquor counts in the 2 drink total.

Re: Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review

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Post by mortenjorck »

nsxwolf wrote: post #60
isamuel wrote: post #35

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This is like saying the dangerousness of Russian roulette "depends on the person," because you have a grandmother who's played a bunch of times and didn't die.

That's probably not correct. The grandmother playing Russian Roulette is truly the beneficiary of random chance. She's still susceptible to bullets. The centenarian smoker likely was never susceptible to smoking-induced lung cancer in the first place.

The hammer is cocked when your embryo is conceived, and you can find out if the chamber was empty a few decades later.

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Post by jlarocco »

DrPhish wrote: post #78
anamax wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't forget that there are significant benefits to smoking as well. Yes, even for people who it will kill. (In fact, that's probably one of the benefits for some.)

Could you expand on that? I'd be interested in hearing what the benefits are, as it doesn't seem to be something that is talked about (taboo against discussing the positive aspects of things seen as societally undesirable?).

I smoked for a while through college and for a few years afterwards. I don't know if there are real physical benefits, but I found it relaxing. Also, going outside for a smoke break was a nice way to meet people I wouldn't talk to otherwise.

Also, it was a nice way to take a break think over what I was working on. It would also help me concentrate afterwards.

That said, now that I've quit I'll never start again...

Re: Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review

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Post by neutronicus »

DrPhish wrote: post #78
anamax wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't forget that there are significant benefits to smoking as well. Yes, even for people who it will kill. (In fact, that's probably one of the benefits for some.)

Could you expand on that? I'd be interested in hearing what the benefits are, as it doesn't seem to be something that is talked about (taboo against discussing the positive aspects of things seen as societally undesirable?).

My sister smoked in college. We're both of us somewhat anxiety-prone, and she said smoking helped her a lot around finals time, when papers were due, stuff like that.

Re: Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review

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Post by Shorel »

hvass wrote: post #10

Related to this topic I think you might find Dr. Terry Wahls' story fascinating, she pretty much 'cured' herself from Multiple Sclerosis by adopting a 'paleo' diet. She presented her findings at the 2011 Neuroscience conference ("Effects of intensive directed nutrition, progressive exercise program and neuromuscular electrical stimulation on secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (PDF)[1]") She also had a TED talk[…

As a Paleo eater, I'm happy to see this in the research.

(also replying as a form of bookmark)

Re: Over 40% of cancers due to lifestyle, says review

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Post by Shorel »

litmus wrote: post #21

In more depressing news: 60% of cancers may not be due to lifestyle. The correct phrase would probably be "known lifestyle choices". But seriously, shouldn't people be surprised lifestyle only accounts for 40%. What if I rewrote the entry paragraph in the following way: Nearly half of low intelligence diagnosed in the UK each year - over 130,000 in total - are caused by avoidable life choices including not reading, d…

How many of the remaining cancers are colon or insulin resistance related?
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