I have been searching for data that demonstrates the recuperative power of the lung; similar to the statement made here. Can anyone point me to the data source.
Thanks
Dan Burnfield
>>> "Joe Alvarez" <jalvarez@auxier.com> 08/19/99 01:35PM >>>
...A person who smokes for several years then quits will have a decreasing chance of lung cancer. After 10 years of non-smoking the cancer risk is indistinguishable from background. A person who smokes only 1.5 cigarettes in a life time has no added cancer risk.
Joe Alvarez, Ph.D., CHP
Auxier & Associates, Inc.
9821 Cogdill Rd, Suite 1
Knoxville, TN 37932
Phone (423)675-3669
FAX: (423)675-3677
Email: jalvarez@auxier.com
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