42. And what the CNN article doesn't even mention:
is the dawning realization that deaths due to infectious diseases attributable to CS exposure may actually rival those from CS-caused cancer.
It turns out that cigarette smoke makes your immune system not work so good.
We don't know why yet, but the American Thoracic Society (ATS ~ the primary scientific organization devoted to study of pulmonary pathology and related issues including smoking) is going to have a special session on the subject at next year's meeting.
So when they say it's bad for you, most of the time they're not even taking this huge issue into consideration.
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