by Claudia Campos
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Smoking, cancer and genes.
A study conducted by researchers and published in the journals "Nature and Nature Genetics" said that smokers may have a gene that makes smoking habit difficult to quit. The gene exist in all people but curtain people do not have the ability to stop smoking once they begin. This gene is also linked to cancer. The study still holds on to the sense that if people smoke they should stop, and those who don't, should not start.
Genetics plays a role but it is only one factor to cancer and smoking. The person is still responsible and has the choice to stop smoking. Knowing that it has to do with genetics helps relive concerns and brings focus to why it is difficult to quit and answers some questions about why some people develop cancer and others do not. Yet smoking and cancer are health concerns that people need to be aware of and remember that they have the choice to stop. The article title "Genetics Linked to Lung Cancer" by Shirley S. Wang shares some views about the findings of this variant gene. The article can be found on www.wsj.com.
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Does this mean that because my father is a smoker I could be more suseptible to becoming a smoker as well?
There are many factors that cause people to smoke. Genetics does play a role and there has been studies conducted that say that people with family history of smoking do develope and have a chance to become smokers. It also depends on the person so people have a fifty fifty chance. They can always choose not to.
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