Tony Ennis's Blog Posts about Smoking

"10 to 20 percent of lifelong smokers will actually develop lung cancer"
"smoking leads to lung cancer by triggering DNA mutations"
" the number of cell mutations was closely linked to the amount the person had smoked – but only up to a point - 23 pack years"
"The study authors believe their bodies have some kind of system for repairing DNA damage or "detoxifying" smoke to make it less prone to causing mutations"
"To follow up on this study, the team hopes to find out whether it’s possible to determine a person’s capacity for DNA repair or detoxification, thereby revealing the risk of them developing lung cancer from smoking"