Re: Article: Cigarette smoke blocks cells' healing ability

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 01:40:49 GMT, GoddessXena
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Cigarette smoke blocks cells' healing ability

By Megan Rauscher Wed Sep 13, 11:28 AM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cigarette smoke can transform normal breast
cells into cancerous cells by blocking their normal ability to repair
themselves. Over time this could lead to the development of breast
cancer, scientists from the University of Florida in Gainesville report.

Smoking cigarettes substantially increases a person's risk of developing
heart disease, as well as cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx,
esophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder and uterine cervix. Whether
cigarette smoking increases the risk of breast cancer risk remains
controversial.
False. Smokers are less likely to have heart disease and cancer than
nonsmokers. See

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