Why are some people so ignorant about smoking?

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Lie #1; 80 - 90% of smokers get lung cancer (Not even close)

Only 70 out of 100,000 people get lung cancer which is seriously less than the smoking rate.
%0.005 of US population affected by lung cancer or (1 in 1904)

-- Of the few who do get Lung Cancer
60% of lung cancers diagnosed are never smokers or quit smoking
40% are currently smokers
http://lungcancer.about.com/od/whatislungcancer/f/lungcancerdeaths.htm

lung cancer accounts for only 2% of the annual deaths worldwide and only 3% in the US
According to WHO/CDC Data
http://www.journaloftheoretics.com/editorials/vol-1/e1-4.htm

In Japan Non-Smokers have a HIGHER risk of lung cancer than smokers do
 "Lung cancer mortality of our Japanese sample was lower among current smokers and higher among non-smokers regardless of age and sex." 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15723657?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=3&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed

Lie #2 - Secondhand smoke is harmful (Only if you'd call dust a serious harm also)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2927994/pdf/1471-2407-10-285.pdf
“Among never smokers in our population, we observed no association between either exposure to ETS at home or at the workplace and lung cancer risk”(p. 5)
“Our results support the concept that exposure to exhaust fumes and or soot/smoke (***from non-tobacco
sources***) is a source of carcinogenic exposure.” (p. 7)
“ETS exposure was not found to significantly increase risk among never smokers in this study”(p.7)

http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/326/7398/1057
“No significant associations were found for current or former exposure to environmental tobacco smoke before or after adjusting for seven confounders and before or after excluding participants with pre-existing disease. No significant associations were found during the shorter follow up periods of 1960-5, 1966-72, 1973-85, and 1973-98.”

Lie #3 - Anyone who says otherwise works for the tobacco company (Dare to dream)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2173898/
"These stories suggest a willingness of influential anti-tobacco activists, including academics, to hurt legitimate scientists and turn epidemiology into junk science in order to further their agendas. "

Why are some people so set on being ignorant about the truth?

Andrew · Answer

Because of all the fanatics (both anti smokers and pro smoking trolls like piglet23) who manipulate and misrepresent the facts.

The facts are:
*Smoking kills half of its long term users and leaves millions more disabled.
*20% of long term smokers will get lung cancer.
*20-45% of EVER smokers will get COPD and suffer for years on end.
*Many more well get cardio or cerebrovascular disease.
*25% of smokers will die during middle age.
*The vast majority of these incidents could have been prevented if people didn't smoke.
*Smoking sinks.

To add: 
Estimates of tobacco related mortality and morbidity are not formed from any individual epidemiological studies but are collectively formed from MANY studies, spanning over decades. So disregarding your nonsensical argument that "smoking does not cause lung cancer because 80% (or more) of lung cancer cases are in smokers or former smokers", all of your arguments are null and void.

Furthermore, dust exposure is an obvious and known risk factor for diseases especially of the respiratory system. Didn't you say you sister used to have to leave the house whenever someone vacuumed due to her asthma? Shouldn't this be enough proof that dust is bad for our lungs?

Anonymous · Answer

I cant really answer this because I do the same thing. I would rather smoke outside than my whole apartment reek, plus for me its more of a social thing. The people above me smell it Im sure, but hey, if they can throw dead bodies on the floor (I swear thats what it is) all night and play loud music then I can smoke. Why not go down and ask them to burn a smokers candle when they smoke. Or buy them one. After all, they are human....speak.

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? · Answer

I switched to a pipe. I still smoke 2 or 3 cigarettes a day.
It's a lot cheaper than cigarettes.

Greg · Answer

Well.... you've done a fine job demonstrating that ignorance.  Thank you.

Obviously you did not bother to read those articles.

P.S.  Breathing dust is bad for your lungs..... ask a coal miner.

Why are some people so ignorant about smoking?

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