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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> But not all of those cancers are caused by smoking or even second hand
> smoke.

Of course not. But many are.

> >Again, not everyone who gets cirrhosis of the liver embibes.

Of course not. But many do.

> Despite one's best precautions, one can get melanoma (people sunburn
> even through clothing, and there were millions of us exposed before the
> days of sunscreen).

Bev, you are losing me. Surely you would not advise unnecessary sun 
exposure to today's sun. No, we can't take back those sunburned noses 
of our youth. But we can, today, right now, act according to 
available information.

>   Likewise, one's own driving habits does not insure
> safety.

Bev, I cannot maintain serious attention here if the focus is to be 
on argumentative exceptions. We know a whole lot today about health 
and safety. If we choose to ignore that information we increase our 
risk. I hope you will not ignore knowledge because sometimes it seems 
not to present the total picture. We keep learning or we keep making 
the same mistakes.