AboutMichael Dean Expertise Can answer
General information on tobacco addiction, and resources for quitting.
Information on current cancer research and the health effects of tobacco.
The risk of smoking for lung cancer and other cancers, as well as SIDS, heart disease, and vision loss.
The best place to start is 1-800-QUIT-NOW
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Specific medical questions
Experience Cancer Researcher for over 20 years
Author of the book "Empty Cribs-The impact of smoking on child health" www.artsciencepub.com.
Author of over 200 scientific articles on cancer, genetics and human disease.
Multiple interviews in print, TV and radio media.
Organizations American Association for Cancer Research
American Association of Human Genetics
Publications Scientific journals (Science, Nature, NE Journal Medicine, etc.)
Scientific American, Discovery Medicine, Nature Reviews in Cancer
Education/Credentials PhD. in Biochemistry from Boston University School of Medicine
Awards and Honors Young Investigator award-American Association of Cancer Research
Expert: Michael Dean Date: 12/1/2007 Subject: smoking
Question QUESTION: Dear Mr.Dean,
I'm am a student in Utah doing research on cigarettes.
I was hoping you could answer 10 questions I have. I need your answer monday the 3 of December. thank you for your time.
sincerely,
Kenny Anderson
ANSWER: Kenny,
Sure, send them on. I'll try.
Meanwhile check out links on my web ste:
http//www.artsciencepub.com
Mike
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QUESTION: 1. Are cigarettes better for your health, instead of smoking tobacco out of a pipe?
2.Are cigarettes the main reason people die of lung cancer?
3.What year was the cigarette most common?
4.Who made the first cigarette?
5. when did he/or she make the first chigger
6.How many people die in a day because of cigarettes?
7.how much would you say a president of cigarette brand make a year?
8.what happens to your lungs after a long period of smoking(like 5 years at least)?
9.Are cigarettes better when you roll them you self or bought by the brand?
What Are the most two addicting things in a cigarette?
Answer 1. Are cigarettes better for your health, instead of smoking tobacco out of a pipe?
No, Both are bad and there is no safe form of tobacco. But cigarettes cause lung cancer as well as several other cancers.
2.Are cigarettes the main reason people die of lung cancer?
Yes. No question. A smoker has about a 20 fold higher risk of lung cancer. Radon and asbestos also cause lung cancer, but they cause much less cancer.
3.What year was the cigarette most common?
For women the highest rate of smoking was 53 in 1963.
• 1883: BUSINESS: Oscar Hammerstien receives patent on cigar rolling machine.(TSW)
5. when did he/or she make the first chigger
??? what is a chigger?
6.How many people die in a day because of cigarettes?
About 1000/day in the US. Many more worldwide.
Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the United States. Each year, more than 400,000 Americans die from cigarette smoking. In fact, one in every five deaths in the United States is smoking related. Every year, smoking kills more than 276,000 men and 142,000 women.1
7.how much would you say a president of cigarette brand make a year?
Here is the CEO of Phillip Morris
Mr. Louis Carey Camilleri BA, 52
Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer, $ 21.25M
8.what happens to your lungs after a long period of smoking(like 5 years at least)?
