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  • "10 to 20 percent of lifelong smokers will actually develop lung cancer"
  • "smoking leads to lung cancer by triggering DNA mutations"
  • " the number of cell mutations was closely linked to the amount the person had smoked – but only up to a point - 23 pack years"
  • "The study authors believe their bodies have some kind of system for repairing DNA damage or "detoxifying" smoke to make it less prone to causing mutations"
  • "To follow up on this study, the team hopes to find out whether it’s possible to determine a person’s capacity for DNA repair or detoxification, thereby revealing the risk of them developing lung cancer from smoking"
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about 2 years ago