Comments on: Scientists Identify Possible Genetic Link for Lung Cancer http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/ Harangues that just make sense Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:45:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: kimsch http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331338 kimsch Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:45:21 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331338 <blockquote>Do you think laser acupuncture is better than needle acupuncture or is the primary benefit that it’s less invasive? Comment by DRJ — 4/2/2008 @ 11:11 am</blockquote> I've never had regular needle acupuncture so I couldn't tell you. I can say that the non-invasiveness was definitely a plus in choosing this method. I don't know as I could have a bunch of needles sticking out of me. The laser method seems to have worked just fine. I smoked right up until the appointment time. By the time the session was half over, I gave the tech the pack with 4-5 cigarettes in it and my lighter to throw out. Haven't had one since. Haven't had a need. Thoughts, occasionally, but those are fleeting...

Do you think laser acupuncture is better than needle acupuncture or is the primary benefit that it’s less invasive?

Comment by DRJ — 4/2/2008 @ 11:11 am

I’ve never had regular needle acupuncture so I couldn’t tell you. I can say that the non-invasiveness was definitely a plus in choosing this method. I don’t know as I could have a bunch of needles sticking out of me. The laser method seems to have worked just fine. I smoked right up until the appointment time. By the time the session was half over, I gave the tech the pack with 4-5 cigarettes in it and my lighter to throw out. Haven’t had one since. Haven’t had a need. Thoughts, occasionally, but those are fleeting…

]]> By: Kevin http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331336 Kevin Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:30:17 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331336 hmm, don't put in the 'http://' part. patterico's site added that. The rest is good though. hmm, don’t put in the ‘http://’ part. patterico’s site added that. The rest is good though.

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]]> By: Ed http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331227 Ed Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:50:39 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331227 Every male in my family has contracted colon cancer between the ages of 53 and 57 for at least four generations. Some were very fit and didn't smoke, others were on the other end of that spectrum. My 75 year old mother has smoked like a fish forever to no ill effect. The women on her side have all lived into their 80s without significant malady. The same kind of phenomena holds for my friends' families from long ago. Nobody will ever show me that behavior (short of Evel Knievel idiocy) has a greater impact on our general health than our genes. Yes, it is better to be fit, but Jack LaLanne, for all his 94 year old glory, will end up physically right where I will. Every male in my family has contracted colon cancer between the ages of 53 and 57 for at least four generations. Some were very fit and didn’t smoke, others were on the other end of that spectrum.

My 75 year old mother has smoked like a fish forever to no ill effect. The women on her side have all lived into their 80s without significant malady.

The same kind of phenomena holds for my friends’ families from long ago.

Nobody will ever show me that behavior (short of Evel Knievel idiocy) has a greater impact on our general health than our genes. Yes, it is better to be fit, but Jack LaLanne, for all his 94 year old glory, will end up physically right where I will.

]]> By: Another Drew http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331184 Another Drew Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:33:01 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331184 If you need a crutch, go with what works. Some, like Bob Dole, were able to quit cold-turkey. As at AA, 38-yrs detoxed. If you need a crutch, go with what works.
Some, like Bob Dole, were able to quit cold-turkey. As at AA, 38-yrs detoxed.

]]> By: PatHMV http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331183 PatHMV Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:32:11 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331183 I think this has been painfully obvious for some time. Some people smoke for 10 years and get lung cancer; others smoke for 40 years and have no significant problems. I read an interview not too long ago with a 115-year-old man who was a regular smoker for, well, close to a century. It would be crazy to believe that's just the luck of the draw. Of COURSE genetics has a lot to do with it. I think this has been painfully obvious for some time. Some people smoke for 10 years and get lung cancer; others smoke for 40 years and have no significant problems. I read an interview not too long ago with a 115-year-old man who was a regular smoker for, well, close to a century. It would be crazy to believe that’s just the luck of the draw. Of COURSE genetics has a lot to do with it.

]]> By: L.N. Smithee http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331176 L.N. Smithee Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:23:43 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331176 <i>I don’t think this is surprising news but it’s good news that scientists are continuing to locate the genes associated with specific diseases.</i> Meanwhile, the lawyers and bureaucrats that have hitched their stars to vilifying the tobacco industry (John Edwards, Rob Reiner, etc.) are scrambling for ways to either discredit the study or seek Tobacco Road links its funding. I don’t think this is surprising news but it’s good news that scientists are continuing to locate the genes associated with specific diseases.

Meanwhile, the lawyers and bureaucrats that have hitched their stars to vilifying the tobacco industry (John Edwards, Rob Reiner, etc.) are scrambling for ways to either discredit the study or seek Tobacco Road links its funding.

]]> By: DRJ http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331171 DRJ Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:11:36 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331171 Do you think laser acupuncture is better than needle acupuncture or is the primary benefit that it's less invasive? Do you think laser acupuncture is better than needle acupuncture or is the primary benefit that it’s less invasive?

]]> By: kimsch http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331170 kimsch Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:09:14 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331170 I quit smoking nearly two years ago with laser acupuncture. It worked like magic. I quit smoking nearly two years ago with laser acupuncture. It worked like magic.

]]> By: Heather Goethe http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331161 Heather Goethe Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:53:52 +0000 http://patterico.com/2008/04/02/scientists-identify-possible-genetic-link-for-lung-cancer/#comment-331161 For more information on lung cancer, check out <b>Cancer.Net</b>. It's the patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. All content is vetted by cancer doctors. For more information on lung cancer, check out Cancer.Net. It’s the patient information website of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. All content is vetted by cancer doctors.

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