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	<title>ciggyfree.com &#187; Smoking and Cancer</title>
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		<title>Why Molly Wears a Hat: She Started Smoking at 15, Developed Cancer by 30</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/10/07/molly-story-lung-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2011/10/07/molly-story-lung-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>erin_legg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Molly is a 30 year old mother who was working and going to school when she was diagnosed with large cell lung cancer. As a smoker for half her life, Molly was faced with a terrifying and painful disease that could have been prevented. Quitting smoking was a no-brainer for Molly. She says she could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/12/18/smoking-ups-colon-cancer-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/12/18/smoking-ups-colon-cancer-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italian researchers recently reported that smoking cigarettes ups the the risk of getting colorectal cancer by 18 percent and the risk of malignancy by about 25 percent. This study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (December 17, 2008). Smoking cigarettes does a lot of damage to your body. Organs that have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Changes Can Help Prevent Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/08/25/small-changes-can-help-prevent-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/08/25/small-changes-can-help-prevent-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making small changes could make a big difference in preventing cancer. Avoid preventable risk factors by incorporating these guidelines into of your lifestyle. Three choices can make a vast difference in increasing your odds for staying healthy and keeping yourself in check. Don&#8217;t Smoke Tobacco Smoking damages nearly every organ in the human body, is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bigger Belly May Up Smokers&#8217; Lung Cancer Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/08/21/bigger-belly-may-up-smokers-lung-cancer-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/08/21/bigger-belly-may-up-smokers-lung-cancer-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american journal of epedemiology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reuters Health &#8211; Smokers who carry more weight around their waistlines may be at greater risk of lung cancer, according to a new study. The finding, along with the fact that lung cancer risk is actually higher among leaner smokers, provides &#8220;intriguing&#8221; evidence that how a smoker stores fat could play a role in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Susan DeWitt &#8211; This Video Will Break Your Heart&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/18/susan-dewitt-this-video-will-break-your-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/05/18/susan-dewitt-this-video-will-break-your-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 13:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lung cancer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please quit smoking while you still have the choice. Watch this musical tribute of Susan DeWitt&#8217;s struggle with cancer caused from smoking. This will touch your heart, and offer great motivation for anyone wanting to quit. The video points out smoking statistics and touching moments that make you think twice about lighting up:]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking&#8217;s Effects on Genes May Play a Role in Lung Cancer Development and Survival</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/02/20/smokings-effects-on-genes-may-play-a-role-in-lung-cancer-development-and-survival/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/02/20/smokings-effects-on-genes-may-play-a-role-in-lung-cancer-development-and-survival/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adenocarcinoma tumor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lung diseases]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/02/20/smokings-effects-on-genes-may-play-a-role-in-lung-cancer-development-and-survival/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smoking plays a role in lung cancer development, and now scientists have shown that smoking also affects the way genes are expressed, leading to alterations in cell division and regulation of immune response. Notably, some of the changes in gene expression persisted in people who had quit smoking many years earlier. These findings by researchers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Smoking Related Deaths &#8211; 45 Percent From Secondhand Smoke</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/07/china-smoking-deaths/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/07/china-smoking-deaths/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dangers of secondhand smoke]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/07/today%e2%80%99s-thoughts-friday-90707/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;In China, we are looking at something like 100,000 people dying a year from passive smoking, and about 45 percent of that will be from chronic lung disease.&#8221; ~K.K. Cheung, Birmingham University in Britain Secondhand smoke is a growing concern in China. It is difficult to find public places free of smokers. The dangers of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Lung Cancer Symptoms Most People Don&#8217;t Know About</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/31/five-lung-cancer-symptoms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/31/five-lung-cancer-symptoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking and Cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/31/today%e2%80%99s-thoughts-friday-83107/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are wondering what symptoms of lung cancer might feel like, here is a list to look out for if you are a smoker or ex smoker. Shoulder or upper back pain: Pain in the shoulder or upper back is a often unnoticed lung cancer symptom. The pain results from a tumor pressing on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barb Tarbox: A Life Cut Short by Tobacco</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/30/barb-tarbox-a-life-cut-short-by-tobacco/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/30/barb-tarbox-a-life-cut-short-by-tobacco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In September 2002 Barb Tarbox was diagnosed with incurable lung (stage IV) and brain cancer at the age of 41. She smoked two packs of cigarettes a day since the tender age of 11. She smoked for 30 years, totaling a 60 pack-year smoking history. She died May 18, 2003 after speaking to more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking Increases Risks for Head and Neck Cancers for Men And Women</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/27/smoking-increases-risks-for-head-and-neck-cancers-for-men-and-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/27/smoking-increases-risks-for-head-and-neck-cancers-for-men-and-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/27/smoking-increases-risks-for-head-and-neck-cancers-for-men-and-women/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smoking significantly increases the risk for head and neck cancers for both men and women, regardless of the anatomic site. Published in the journal Cancer, a large, prospective study confirmed strong associations between current and past cigarette smoking and malignancies of the head and neck in both genders. Cancers of the head and neck include [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asbestos News (Mesothelioma)</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/06/20/asbestos-news-mesothelioma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/06/20/asbestos-news-mesothelioma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, My name is Chris Loman and I have been volunteering for the Mesothelioma &#38; Asbestos Awareness Center for about a year now. We are a website focused on a rare and extremely deadly form of cancer known as mesothelioma. A person who has been diagnosed has anywhere from a few hours to about 6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cigarette Smoke Linked to Feline Lymphoma</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/12/19/cigarette-smoke-linked-to-feline-lymphoma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/12/19/cigarette-smoke-linked-to-feline-lymphoma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:05:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veterinary researchers have recently discovered the key factors linking the effects of second hand cigarette smoke to cats developing feline lymphoma, a deadly cancer of the lymphatic drainage system. Published in the American Journal of Epidemiology on August 1st 2006, the study included 180 cats who were treated at Tufts Veterinary School&#8217;s Foster Hospital from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second-Hand Smoke Affects Pets Too</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/12/13/second-hand-smoke-affects-pets-too/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/12/13/second-hand-smoke-affects-pets-too/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Second-hand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke or ETS, is clearly associated with cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular disease in humans. Several studies have shown that up to 20 different carcinogens contained in tobacco smoke can be inhaled by non-smoking bystanders. Dr. Timothy Fan, veterinary oncologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in [...]]]></description>
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