Advent, Day 23
Dec. 23rd, 2009 10:56 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kyburgYou know what I want for Christmas, right? No, it's pretty simple and doesn't change from year to year.
If you smoke, quit. If you don't smoke, bath fizzies will set you right every time.
Why is this?
I'm a child of the healthcare industry. My home away from home is likely going to be a hospital - I'm one of the very few people I know who actually feels at home stepping into an ER or urgent care. I visit people readily and often.
And I've seen enough victims of smoking-related disease to make this wish perpetual.
Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers - skin and lung - a move they say could revolutionise cancer care.
...
The lung cancer DNA code had more than 23,000 errors largely triggered by cigarette smoke exposure.
From this, the experts estimate a typical smoker acquires one new mutation for every 15 cigarettes they smoke.
And lung cancer is only at the top of a very, very, very long list that is printed in the smallest type imaginable. No, I mean it.
Please stop smoking.
And I'll see you tomorrow.
If you smoke, quit. If you don't smoke, bath fizzies will set you right every time.
Why is this?
I'm a child of the healthcare industry. My home away from home is likely going to be a hospital - I'm one of the very few people I know who actually feels at home stepping into an ER or urgent care. I visit people readily and often.
And I've seen enough victims of smoking-related disease to make this wish perpetual.
Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers - skin and lung - a move they say could revolutionise cancer care.
...
The lung cancer DNA code had more than 23,000 errors largely triggered by cigarette smoke exposure.
From this, the experts estimate a typical smoker acquires one new mutation for every 15 cigarettes they smoke.
And lung cancer is only at the top of a very, very, very long list that is printed in the smallest type imaginable. No, I mean it.
Please stop smoking.
And I'll see you tomorrow.
