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  1. For all you smokers…..

    Each Cigarette Pack Tied to Mutation That May Lead to Cancer

    Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Each pack of cigarettes a person
    smokes triggers a genetic mutation that may one day lead to
    cancer, according to researchers who compiled the most detailed analysis of lung cancer and melanoma genes ever conducted.
    Investigators compared the genetic makeup of a healthy cell and a cancerous cell taken from a 55-year-old man with lung cancer to pinpoint 23,000 mutations, almost all caused by smoking.

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