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	<title>ciggyfree.com &#187; smoking and lung cancer</title>
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		<title>Could Genetics Play a Role in Degrees of Addiction?</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/18/degrees-of-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/06/18/degrees-of-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biology of disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decode genetics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a practicing hypochondriac it was of particular interest to me to learn about a research company in, of all places, Iceland, which is making what could be historic advances in medicine through the study of human genetics. This company, deCODE genetics, is exploiting a most unusual data base: that of the total population of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked To Nicotine Addiction</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/04/01/researchers-identify-genetic-variant-linked-to-nicotine-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/04/01/researchers-identify-genetic-variant-linked-to-nicotine-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardiovascular effects of tobacco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIDA Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked To Nicotine Addiction And Lung Cancer &#8211; Variant Also Increases Risk For Cardiovascular Disease Scientists have identified a genetic variant that not only makes smokers more susceptible to nicotine addiction but also increases their risk of developing two smoking-related diseases, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease. The research was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reminder to Smokers: Your Lungs Are Aging</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/03/24/reminder-to-smokers-your-lungs-are-aging/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2008/03/24/reminder-to-smokers-your-lungs-are-aging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kabuki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lung age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lung function test]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A simple discussion of lung capacity appears to double the rate patients follow a doctor’s advice to quit smoking. A study published online (March 7 in the British journal BMJ) suggests that if a doctor tells smokers their “lung age” — the age of the average healthy nonsmoker who would match them in breathing strength [...]]]></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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		<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>Chris Conner Dead of Lung Cancer at 37</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/23/chris-conner-dead-of-lung-cancer-at-37/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/23/chris-conner-dead-of-lung-cancer-at-37/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anti-smoking activist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking and lung cancer]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/23/chris-conner-dead-of-lung-cancer-at-37/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Columbia, SC, (WIS) &#8211; A local musician and anti-smoking activist died Wednesday evening after a long battle with lung cancer according to his family. Chris Conner was a member of the Midlands band Sourwood Honey, and was diagnosed with lung cancer earlier this year. &#8220;He was never afraid and he was completely at peace with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Drag: Is it Time to Quit? &#8211; Take the Great American Smokeout Challenge</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/06/its-a-drag-is-it-time-to-quit-california/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/06/its-a-drag-is-it-time-to-quit-california/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tips and Support]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/11/06/its-a-drag-is-it-time-to-quit-california/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re a smoker, especially in California, which boasts the second-lowest number of adult smokers in the country next to Utah, very few sweet voices greet you throughout your day. Most people just want to get away from you. There&#8217;s no smoking indoors in public places or outside in parks or playgrounds. In some cities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COPD &amp; Facial Wrinkling Study</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/27/copd-facial-wrinkling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/27/copd-facial-wrinkling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Related Diseases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cardio-vacular disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The presence, and perhaps the severity, of COPD might be predictable by examining the facial skin, and accelerated wrinkling could signal the need for studies of lung function. Smoking is associated with other health-related problems, and future studies might attempt to correlate skin findings with cardiovascular disease in smokers. Laboratory elucidation of the specific mechanism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Young Victim of Smoking Leaves Legacy for the Youth</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/13/young-victim-of-smoking-leaves-legacy-for-the-youth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/13/young-victim-of-smoking-leaves-legacy-for-the-youth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We opened up with a joke on his first name. With a gentle smile, Erphacksand Kinyua Mureithi explained that the name was handed down to him from his paternal grandfather, although it is biblical. The challenge of doing this story from an interview that Kinyua gave a month before he died, is that it has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIH to Fund New Research Study Regarding Exposure to Cigarette Smoke</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/07/nih-to-fund-new-study-regarding-exposure-to-cigarette-smoke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/07/nih-to-fund-new-study-regarding-exposure-to-cigarette-smoke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Research]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/10/07/nih-to-fund-new-study-regarding-exposure-to-cigarette-smoke/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smoking Research Studies Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a new study focusing on the chemical changes that occur when the body is exposed to cigarette smoke. Previous research has shown that chemical changes in the body can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Smoker</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/22/the-secret-smoker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/22/the-secret-smoker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/09/22/the-secret-smoker/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[He would, he says, never cheat on his wife. But each time he smokes a Camel Light, it feels like an infidelity. He promised to quit before they married. He stubbed out his cigarette, washed his face with scented soap and for two months he abstained. He said his wedding vows, toasted her with champagne [...]]]></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>Link Between Smoking and AMD (Age-Related Macular Degeneration)</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/04/link-between-smoking-and-amd-age-related-macular-degeneration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/08/04/link-between-smoking-and-amd-age-related-macular-degeneration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CiglessBot</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The link between smoking and AMD (age-related macular degeneration) is now as robust as the link between smoking and lung cancer, yet few people are aware of the link or even of AMD. AMD is the UK&#8217;s leading cause of sight loss &#8211; there are around 500,000 people in the UK with AMD &#8211; and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cigarette Ingredients and Composition</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/03/20/cigarette-composition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/03/20/cigarette-composition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Facts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cigarettes look deceptively simple, consisting of paper tubes containing chopped up tobacco leaf, usually with a filter at the mouth end. In fact, they are highly engineered products, designed to deliver a steady dose of nicotine. Cigarette tobacco is blended from two main leaf varieties: yellowish &#8216;bright&#8217;, also known as Virginia where it was originally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fifty-Eight Pack Years</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/02/12/fifty-eight-pack-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2007/02/12/fifty-eight-pack-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lung cancer statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pack year formula]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smokers history]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This professor has smoked approximately 21,098 packs of cigarettes up to age seventy. That is approximately one pack per day for fifty-eight years. Lungs can recover some of the previous healthy appearance and normal function, depending upon how long and how much the person has smoked. Of course, the more one smokes, the lower the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Allen Carr Dies From Lung Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/11/29/allen-carr-dies-from-lung-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/11/29/allen-carr-dies-from-lung-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allen Carr who founded The Easyway in 1983, died of lung cancer today. Mr. Carr&#8217;s main objective in life was to &#8220;Cure the World of Smoking.&#8221; Scandal&#8221;™ is the book that the pharmaceuticals, the Department of Health, the NHS, ASH and QUIT will not want you to read! Excerpt from Scandal: &#8220;The truth is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Don&#8217;t Smoke!</title>
		<link>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/08/08/just-dont-smoke/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ciggyfree.com/cigblog/2006/08/08/just-dont-smoke/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robbster</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Smoking Facts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cancer-causing carcinogens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 2.6 years quit I rarely think of smoking anymore. If I do entertain the concept of smoking I almost always cancel out the thought instantly. The most important aspect of the quit process is to become educated about what smoking does to the human body. As a young quit I forced myself to watch [...]]]></description>
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