Thanks for the back-up on the breast cancer "risks" vs. protection issue.
I posted a similar reply before I had read yours in a digest after
Maureen's.  We are not guaranteeing that you won't get lung cancer if you
don't smoke, right?  In fact 15% of lung cancer cases are in nonsmokers!!
However, we still know from epidemiologic data that quitting smoking would
make the single biggest improvement in our nations health of any health
behavior.
WarmLLLy,
Chris

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