True, but only 95% of the battle. You still have to find ways of preventing others from contaminating the air you breathe.

personaly I doubt if i will ever say that i have truly "quit" smoking.. I just havent had a cigarett in um... lets see now 3 + years and for the previous 3-4 years i was down to less than a pack in 3 years.

for years (20+ ago) I have had a rule if you want to smoke you need to do it outside not in my car and not in my house.

for years people laughed at me cause I was a smoker and I put those rules out even to my non smokeing frineds / housemates.

if your not quiting for your own resons then you wont be able to quit.

again i dont say i have quit .. i just dont feel like haveing a cigarett right now... i can wait a few more hours/day/weeks/lifetimes

your telling me... i still cant go to a bar and have a drink without wanting to smoke.. (and bars have been non smokeing for longer than i have quit smokeing in my area atleast)


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Genes linked to cancers found by scientists

People suffering from a deadly family of cancers were given new hope today after scientists identified 231 previously unknown genes associated with the diseases.
Before the discovery scientists only knew of 33 genes linked to head and neck cancer.
The new research is expected to open doors to diagnostic tests and treatments.
"These new genes should advance selection of head and neck-specific gene targets, opening the door to promising new molecular strategies for the early detection and treatment of head and neck cancer," said study leader Dr Maria Worsham, from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, US. "It also may offer the opportunity to help monitor disease progression and a patient's response to treatment."
Head and neck cancer is an umbrella term for tumours affecting the eye, mouth, lip, tongue, throat, voice box, salivary glands, nose and sinuses.
Oral cancers of the mouth, lip and tongue are diagnosed in 5,325 Britons each year and cause 1,851 deaths.
An estimated 85% of head and neck cancers are linked to tobacco use, and the tumours are also associated with drinking alcohol. People who smoke and drink are at greater risk of developing the cancers than those who do either alone....

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