Why only some smokers will get cancer

[Guest guest]

I find this so interesting! I wonder if this would be the same

with why only some get ill with implants, some kind of enzyme or

something. Read on:

SMOKERS WITH low levels of the enzyme were five to 10 times more

likely to develop lung cancer than smokers with the highest levels,

the team at Israel's Weizmann Institute found.

The enzyme is called OGG1 or 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1.

The enzyme fixes damage done to DNA by smoking and other

environmental stresses and is one of a large group of repair

compounds in the body.

Writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Zvi

Livneh and colleagues said 40 percent of the 68 lung cancer patients

they tested had low levels of OGG1 activity, in contrast to 4 percent

of a healthy group of 68 people.

Nonsmokers with the lowest levels of OGG1 also had a higher

risk of lung cancer, although their overall risk of cancer was much

lower than that of the smokers.

Lung cancer is by far the biggest cancer killer in the world,

killing a million people every year worldwide and nearly 160,000 a

year in the United States.

Up to 90 percent of all lung cancer patients are smokers, but only

10 percent of heavy smokers develop lung cancer. Smoking is also a

major cause of heart disease and stroke.

The researchers said the findings needed to be confirmed in

larger studies but they may lead to the development of a blood test

that smokers could take to determine their personal risk.

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prior written consent of Reuters.

[Guest guest]

I've thought the same thing...makes sense. It seems that doctors are too glib in saying that implants are safe, period. I mean, can't they just admit that for SOME WOMEN, implants may cause a reaction? They know that people are biologically unique, biochemically individualistic, and that some people react terribly to some things that don't affect others at all...like bee stings, penicillin, even tuna for crying out loud. You'd think they could admit at least that much about implants! But Nooooooo, there's too much money at stake out there.....

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From: naturalbeauty38

Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 6:19 AM

Subject: Why only some smokers will get cancer

I find this so interesting! I wonder if this would be the same with why only some get ill with implants, some kind of enzyme or something. Read on:SMOKERS WITH low levels of the enzyme were five to 10 times more likely to develop lung cancer than smokers with the highest levels, the team at Israel's Weizmann Institute found. The enzyme is called OGG1 or 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase 1. The enzyme fixes damage done to DNA by smoking and other environmental stresses and is one of a large group of repair compounds in the body. Writing in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Zvi Livneh and colleagues said 40 percent of the 68 lung cancer patients they tested had low levels of OGG1 activity, in contrast to 4 percent of a healthy group of 68 people. Nonsmokers with the lowest levels of OGG1 also had a higher risk of lung cancer, although their overall risk of cancer was much lower than that of the smokers. Lung cancer is by far the biggest cancer killer in the world, killing a million people every year worldwide and nearly 160,000 a year in the United States. Up to 90 percent of all lung cancer patients are smokers, but only 10 percent of heavy smokers develop lung cancer. Smoking is also a major cause of heart disease and stroke. The researchers said the findings needed to be confirmed in larger studies but they may lead to the development of a blood test that smokers could take to determine their personal risk. © 2003 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.