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To: Sam Citron who wrote (122)	4/11/2007 4:51:11 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 442

Sam, agree that nicotine causes cancer I was under the impression that nicotine on it's own has not been proven to be a cancer causing agent.. only the delivery mechanism.. cigarettes etc.. I know that there is speculation to the contrary but nothing definitive that I have found.. 14 years quit and Feeling Stronger Everyday --- Chicago Al

To: Sam Citron who wrote (122)	4/11/2007 8:19:22 PM
From: Pat W.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 442

Sam, Things have come around since Silent spring, and because of it millions have died: un.org Stossel did a piece on dioxin a few years back, and doing a search I found lots of sites shooting down his report, but not the report itself. I did find this: junkscience.com wired.com I do agree that smoking causes cancer, the epidemiology is pretty solid on that. When it comes to second hand smoke however, I think we are getting a lot of want-it-to-be studies again. I already stated that I hate smoking, will not allow it in my house. Nevertheless, science is science, and it is not a good idea to conduct or interpret at studies with a predetermined outcome in mind. "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." - Sherlock Holmes Cheers