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6:51 am
April 23, 2010


Golden

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I know that a good many cancers are more prevelant in smokers, and since the head and neck are the area of the body most in contact with the smoke, it would make sense that these are most affected. Does anyone know how much more common these cancers are in smokers?


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8:54 pm
June 18, 2010


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I have a cousin who is now based in Southeast Asia. A lot of the old people there are fond of smoking tobacco — tobacco leaves rolled into a thick stick. And not only do they smoke, but they leave it in their mouths, tucked between their lips, all day long, even if it's not lighted. They go about their daily activities with the tobacco in the corner of their mouth. And it is said that a lot of
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