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Never smoked in his life, died of lung cancer.
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I hate fucking cigarettes.
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I hate fucking cigarettes.
You are supposed to smoke them.
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Please continue smoking, and smoke more cigarettes. I will be happy and laugh when you have lung cancer.
But you love pole smoking, premature cocktrain, you can get throat cancer from this...
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You are supposed to smoke them.
You are witty my friend but I watched my Father die a slow horrible death from lung cancer due to his love for Camel non filters...like drowning only above water. It was devastating.
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You are witty my friend but I watched my Father die a slow horrible death from lung cancer due to his love for Camel non filters...like drowning only above water. It was devastating.
But he chose to smoke, like we choose to take steroids or drink.
Your family could be here saying something along those lines about steroid usage or drinking in a few years. .
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Didn't bother reading. Just continue to smoke and catch cancer.
Oh yes you did.
Me, smoking?
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'catch' cancer?
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Vaper here bro. 8)
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New evidence shows viruses might cause one of every five cases.
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Most people know that viruses can cause a host of unpleasant illnesses—skin rashes, stomach flu and the common cold, to name a few. But many of us may not realize these clever microorganisms play a key role in triggering a surprising number of cancers. In fact, one-fifth of cancers may be linked to viral pathogens. Every year, new discoveries seem to confirm this provocative relationship.
The question of why and how cancer begins to grow in previously healthy tissue has long perplexed scientists. But in the last 25 years, more and more evidence seems to point to a common culprit: Infectious microbes. The revolutionary discovery by Australian scientists that stomach ulcers are likely caused by Helicobactor pylori, or H. pylori, bacteria sparked new interest in the role that bacteria and viruses may play in disease development.
Today, we know that H. pylori also causes stomach cancer, and that infection with two strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV) lead to cervical cancer. In the case of the latter, the viral connection prompted a new cervical cancer vaccine targeted for preteen girls.
The potentially contagious cancers list goes on: The hepatitis B virus is related to liver cancer, certain retroviruses are linked to T-cell leukemia, and the Epstein-Barr virus plays a role in some carcinomas. Another virus, named XMRV, made headlines last year when researchers discovered that it may be related to prostate cancer.
"It seems clear that more and more viruses will be implicated in more cancers," says Dr. Robert Ferris, associate professor of immunology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.
However, certain cancers in particular seem to be associated with parts of the body exposed to the "outside world," such as the mouth, throat and reproductive areas. That's because viruses enter the body through everyday activities like eating, breathing and sexual activity, notes Ferris.
So how do common viruses turn healthy cells into cancerous ones?
Once inside the body, the virus integrates its genetic material with the host cell's DNA. These genetically altered, “corrupted” cells begin to grow uncontrollably, eventually leading to cancer. In the case of cervical cancer, for example, the HPV virus hijacks cervical cells and turns them into malignant growths.
Not everyone who is infected by these viruses will develop cancer—and this is one of the fascinating, if not fear-reducing, mysteries of the virus-cancer connection. For example, while most* women who develop cervical cancer have had a human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, not all women with HPV infection will develop cervical cancer. Studies have shown that 70 percent of new HPV infections resolve on their own within one year, and as many as 91 percent clear within two years. The same holds true for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)—most people are infected with EBV, but very few will develop Hodgkin's lymphoma.
It's clear that the immune system plays a critical role in keeping these high-risk viruses in check. In most cases, the body's defenses clear the infectious agents without any signs or symptoms. That’s because the immune system is constantly working behind the scenes, patrolling the body for foreign agents and destroying disease-causing microbes before they can tamper with the DNA of healthy cells.
In some cases, though, the immune system fails to perform these tasks and the virus seizes the opportunity. Old age, underlying disease or unhealthy habits may weaken the body's defenses, giving these viruses a leg up. "The immune system, like most parts of the body, gets rickety with age and less able to prevent cancer," Ferris says.
The key to preventing some of these cancers simply may be keeping the immune system working in tip-top shape. Eating well, exercising and avoiding alcohol and cigarettes are good ways to keep your body’s natural defenses functioning at their best. "You don't want to give the virus an advantage by smoking or drinking,” says Ferris. “These habits damage cells and give viruses an entrée into the weakened cells."
Viruses are everywhere and are contagious, but there is one significant upside to the virus-cancer link: we have tools which can prevent infection in the first place. For example, the new cervical cancer vaccine, a phenomenal breakthrough, can prevent women from becoming infected with the HPV virus and thereby eliminate the risk ofcervical cancer.
Interestingly, the HPV vaccine may prevent some mouth, throat and larynx (voice box) cancers, which also appear to be linked to the HPV virus. The hepatitis B vaccine is another weapon in the fight against cancer. It effectively protects against the liver cancer-associated virus. And because these two viruses often are sexually transmitted, use of condoms during intercourse can prevent exposure to these disease-promoting bugs.
As the old adage goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Or as Allen Lichter, CEO of the American Society for Clinical Oncology, recently said: "The easiest cancer to cure is the cancer we don't get because we prevented it."
Ironically, viruses may both cause and kill cancer. Viruses have evolved over millions of years to selectively target certain cells while leaving other tissue unharmed. For this reason they are, in some ways, the ideal anti-cancer weapon.
Researchers have shown that viruses, such as HIV and inactivated measles, can be used to carry a therapeutic gene to the precise location of the cancer. For example, studies have shown that a benign altered virus can trick the immune system into attacking pancreatic cancer cells, and the measles virus may effectively identify and neutralize ovarian cancer cell lines. This cutting edge of cancer research holds huge promise for the development of effective, non-toxic cancer treatments of the future. Puts viruses in a whole new and positive light, doesn’t it?
Correction, 2/23/2007:This article originally stated that "all women who develop cervical cancer have had a human papilloma virus (HPV) infection." According to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, HPV infection is the primary risk factor for cervical cancer, but other risk factors include a high number of full-term pregnancies, use of oral contraceptives, and smoking. This error has been corrected. Return to the corrected sentence.
Korey Capozza is a San Francisco-based writer and regular contributor to MSN Healthy Living.
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http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/is-cancer-contagious
Is Cancer Contagious?
Cancer is NOT contagious.
A healthy person cannot “catch” cancer from someone who has it. There is no evidence that close contact or things like sex, kissing, touching, sharing meals, or breathing the same air can spread cancer from one person to another.
Cancer cells from one person are generally unable to live in the body of another healthy person. A healthy person’s immune system recognizes foreign cells and destroys them, including cancer cells from another person.
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You're a fool. Die now.
Dont get too close you may catch something from me.
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primary polesmoker wishing he were some scientist.
oh jesus
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But he chose to smoke, like we choose to take steroids or drink.
Your family could be here saying something along those lines about steroid usage or drinking in a few years. .
Doesn't make me hate them any less.
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"Social smoking" is retarded. I understand social drinking but social smoking??
You can't catch cancer. I once dated a guy who thought he could catch cancer by having sex with me. ::) Yes....I'm serious. Finally his Dad clued him in and he came back the next week apologizing with a card.
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"Social smoking" is retarded. I understand social drinking but social smoking??
You can't catch cancer. I once dated a guy who thought he could catch cancer by having sex with me. ::) Yes....I'm serious. Finally his Dad clued him in and he came back the next week apologizing with a card.
Well girl? did you?
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"Social smoking" is retarded. I understand social drinking but social smoking??
You can't catch cancer. I once dated a guy who thought he could catch cancer by having sex with me. ::) Yes....I'm serious. Finally his Dad clued him in and he came back the next week apologizing with a card.
Why would you date such a buffoon?
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"Social smoking" is retarded. I understand social drinking but social smoking??
x2
I have several friends who do this, hate smoking most of the time but buy a pack of ciggarettes to go out on the drink with? Wtf i thouht people either smoked or didnt.
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Why would you eat healthy, workout all the time, and then smoke ???
Morons.
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Why would you date such a buffoon?
I swear to God that was the first and only sign of such stupidity with this guy. Nothing else about him ever screamed "retardedness".
He was of normal intelligence as far as I could tell. I was 22/23. As was he.
It really caught me off guard.
And I cried haha. Then when he apologized and brought me the card (it was a Teddy Bear card :)) I was so happy. So young and so dumb. Hahahahahaha......funny memories. :D
We lasted less than a month after that haha. ;D
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Why would you eat healthy, workout all the time, and then smoke ???
Morons.
Simply because they are addicted.
What is stupid is "social smoking". Oh brother. ::)
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I wish cigarettes weren't so horrible for your health and smelly. Smoking is incredibly enjoyable and humans have been smoking shit since we discovered fire.
I just smoke ciggaweed, but not too much for recreation. Just a few nights a month at midnight or something when everyone's in bed. If there was a cigarette that didn't harm your health or smelled bad, I would smoke 50 of them a day.
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You are more likely to die from early heart disease than from cancer if you smoke.
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I swear to God that was the first and only sign of such stupidity with this guy. Nothing else about him ever screamed "retardedness".
He was of normal intelligence as far as I could tell. I was 22/23. As was he.
It really caught me off guard.
And I cried haha. Then when he apologized and brought me the card (it was a Teddy Bear card :)) I was so happy. So young and so dumb. Hahahahahaha......funny memories. :D
We lasted less than a month after that haha. ;D
Young love... Those were the days.
Although, about that time I was dating a girl who was completely driving me insane and I had to drop her.
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You are more likely to die from early heart disease than from cancer if you smoke.
whichever comes first, bring it on 8)
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I swear to God that was the first and only sign of such stupidity with this guy. Nothing else about him ever screamed "retardedness".
He was of normal intelligence as far as I could tell. I was 22/23. As was he.
It really caught me off guard.
And I cried haha. Then when he apologized and brought me the card (it was a Teddy Bear card :)) I was so happy. So young and so dumb. Hahahahahaha......funny memories. :D
We lasted less than a month after that haha. ;D
sounds like he used to fist you and stick 2 fingers in your ass :-\
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I plan on starting tomorrow, helps with fay burning by curbing the appetite.
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I'm a social smoker.
I do not smoke...ever.
But the odd occasion where I get a little toasted..I will.smoke cigarettes
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Smoke more cigarettes and die of cancer.
TEAM BRAIN CANCER !!!!! :) :)
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Die now junkie.
Ok I'm dead now :D
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What a clown. Everything is a big joke. Until you're crying like a bitch on mugshots.com. Go fuck yourself
P.S. Shitty dye job.
And now I'm not dead.
I switch back.and forth
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My avatar > cancer.
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Cigarettes are cool, but the deleterious effects on the health and the stench keep me from smoking often
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Johnny Falcon tell these people how to cure cancer.
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Johnny Falcon tell these people how to cure cancer.
baking soda, boron and pyramid shits.
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sounds like he used to fist you and stick 2 fingers in your ass :-\
That is EXACTLY what I get out of that post.
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The only thing worth smoking is cannabis. I used to love getting severely stoned, then hitting the boozer and transitioning to drunk. It was always a mission to order the first pint, but after that, it was smooth sailing.
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Never smoked a cigarette. Zero interest. Smoked maybe 5 cigars my whole life. Open to trying hooka and possibly weed one day but so far haven't. I guess smoking is not my thing.
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Alveolar sacs - the end points of the lungs - are there to transfer oxygen to the bloodstream.
Any type of smoke is going to fuck them up. Cigarettes have a huge chemical load as well, but even weed if smoked is not doing your lungs any good at all. Eating it is a healthier way to take it in.
I grew up with smokers and hated it as long as I can remember. I still do.
And LMMFAO at all those people who say they need a cigarette when they get stressed. Nicotine is a stimulant - it's doing nothing for your stress. That's your addiction speaking.
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Alveolar sacs - the end points of the lungs - are there to transfer oxygen to the bloodstream.
Any type of smoke is going to fuck them up. Cigarettes have a huge chemical load as well, but even weed if smoked is not doing your lungs any good at all. Eating it is a healthier way to take it in.
I grew up with smokers and hated it as long as I can remember. I still do.
And LMMFAO at all those people who say they need a cigarette when they get stressed. Nicotine is a stimulant - it's doing nothing for your stress. That's your addiction speaking.
Yes.
I've heard people theorize that they "de stress" because of the deep breaths they intake.
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And LMMFAO at all those people who say they need a cigarette when they get stressed. Nicotine is a stimulant - it's doing nothing for your stress. That's your addiction speaking.
You're right when you say that nicotine physiologically is a stimulant.It's not exactly like caffeine,another stimulant,though.
Nicotine puts you into into what I'd call a heightened meditative state. In my opinion, nicotine can psychologically,but not physiologically,relax the user
Of course,with the regular user(addict?),there is also the need of a regular nicotine fix,merely to ward off unpleasant withdrawal effects.
But let's not pretend that the drug is totally without its uses...
(http://bluenotecigars.com/images/arnoldsmokingtent.jpg)
(http://www.popularsmokers.com/albums/michael-jordan/michael_jordan_00.jpg)
:)
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Is there even nicotine in cigars? ???
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Myth: 1:
Nicotine is NOT the relaxing part in smoking cigarette, if it was why wouldn't I be addicted to Nicotine patches, nicotine gum, inhalers hell even electronic cigarettes and why wouldn't they relax me the same way? Think about that.
It's the tar in combination with the Nicotine and other stuff that makes cigarette relaxing.
Myth 2:
Smoking cigarettes doesn't equal automatic death sentence or health problems like the media makes out for majority of smokers.
I don't remember or have the stats but out of all smokers something like a 1/3 experience health issues and something of a third of those that do end up having serious problems and only 10% end up with lung cancer.
Not saying smoking is good or great, just saying lets put this into context because too much sensationalization going on in media and this thread.
Now I am going for a smoke.
Nicotine DOES relax muscles
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Is there even nicotine in cigars? ???
Yes stronger than cigarettes.
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I've never smoked, tried it of course in my teens as we all do out of curiosity but just didn't like it so didn't do it again.
Biggest turn-off is seeing women who smoke. Especially the pretty ones.
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Getbiggers smoke fags. ;) :D
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Blazers.
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But you love pole smoking, premature cocktrain, you can get throat cancer from this...
Yes, just ask Michael Douglas
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I've never smoked, tried it of course in my teens as we all do out of curiosity but just didn't like it so didn't do it again.
Biggest turn-off is seeing women who smoke. Especially the pretty ones.
My advice? Do as I do years ago and get over that, because the VAST majority of very pretty women smoke cigarettes. Just look at Hollywood. Olivia Wilde, Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory (who, incidentally, I think is THE most underrated beauty in showbiz), Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer Aniston, Claire Forlani, Monica Belluci, Emma Stone, Mila Kunis, Rachael McAdams, Nikki Cox before she went apeshit with the surgeries, Christina Applegate, Eva Green, Gisele Bundchen, Sophie Marceau, Connie Nielsen, Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman, Anne Hathaway, Cat Zeta Jones, and on and on and on -- all self-confirmed, moderate to heavy cigarette-smokers.
Truly, as best I can tell, if you want a non-smoking celebrity who anybody considers hot, you've your choice of Jennifer Garner, Christy Turlington (former heavy smoker who had to quit after contracting emphysema IIRC) and/or Jenny McCarthy, another formerly heavy smoker who weaned herself off with e-cigs. Or so she says :) Oh, and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, but I know some of you say you wouldn't fuck a FOX News channel woman with a stolen dick :roll:
Suit yourself :) I took a Viagra once in anticipation of a very loooong night. It served me well enough, but it also resulted in a real whopper of a fucking headache >:( But when it comes to Bessie and a host of other FOX News women, I'd take that headache for a week straight if I could spend all night tapping them in turns.
That has no bearing on fucking women who smoke, but I do think a majority of the FOX gals are non-smokers. Bessie certainly is. C.E. Cupp? I'm not sure, and I don't fucking care. She could blow smoke on my cock while I rammed it into her sweet mouth for all I care :)
Girls who smoke, POKE, gents. Encourage them to gargle some mouthwash before gargling your balls, and you'll be right as rain. If you're still bothered by the fact some gorgeous women smells smoky or whatever, immediately hand in your "I'm hetero" badge at the nearest facility that can convert that to a more accurate "I'm a submissive homo bitch" card.
Seriously, men, including a great many non-smokers, from the 40s 'til now have been fucking hotties who smoked since then, and perhaps before. Do you think they raised hell and complained about a little smoky smell? Ah, NO: they weren't pussies, so they fucked that literally smoking pussy 'til she was looking for the mythical "off-button." :)
Embrace those pretty smokers, friends. They have an oral fixation with which you could help them by sucking on fewer nicotine sticks and more on your peckers. If that means being less of a big pussy who is put off by a little smell initially, I say so be it :)
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Nano technology has changed everything. And sociopaths who are experimenting with nano technology is going on right now. NANO CANCERS. You heard it here first ;)
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Vaper here bro. 8)
you people make me laugh.
walking around with your little faggy vapor things.
might as well be an electronic cock.
its the equivalent of having a bluetooth in your ear with your cell phone secured to your belt.
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Yes stronger than cigarettes.
true
but cigars arent to be inhaled.
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you people make me laugh.
walking around with your little faggy vapor things.
might as well be an electronic cock.
its the equivalent of having a bluetooth in your ear with your cell phone secured to your belt.
Damn bro you're gonna hate on us for trying to be healthier?
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Damn bro you're gonna hate on us for trying to be healthier?
yes.
absolutely.
your health is less important to me than not seeing some faggy hipster in a droopy beanie smoking his watermelon ecock inside bars with air of cocksuckery about him.
the only reasonable reason to have a handheld vaporizer is when someone wants to smoke hash or thc in public. That means they at least came to party.
Not get their little nicotine fix in a pinch
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yes.
absolutely.
your health is less important to me than not seeing some faggy hipster in a droopy beanie smoking his watermelon ecock inside bars with air of cocksuckery about him.
the only reasonable reason to have a handheld vaporizer is when someone wants to smoke hash or thc in public. That means they at least came to party.
Not get their little nicotine fix in a pinch
Wait...you're under the mistaken impression that I actually give a fuck what you think.
Hope this helps, you punk bitch fagget.
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put the meltdown on pause, champ.
grab your vapor device.
stick it up your twat.
breathe deep.
thanks, puddin'.
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put the meltdown on pause, champ.
grab your vapor device.
stick it up your twat.
breathe deep.
thanks, puddin'.
But Analbolichalo U "live" in cienfuegos ciudad ;D "not" in Belgium ;D
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But Analbolichalo U "live" in cienfuegos ciudad ;D "not" in Belgium ;D
im visualizeperfection.
i live in southern california.
thanks.
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But Analbolichalo U "live" in cienfuegos ciudad ;D "not" in Belgium ;D
Visualize perfection isn't a supplement, so he can't be A'halo ;)