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FarCenter

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4. The results are statistical and not deterministic

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #2)

Sun May 20, 2012, 08:55 PM

May 2012

Heck, people smoke all their lives and never get lung cancer. My father was such a smoker.

Your odds of getting cancer are worse if you snore, although they don't know exactly why. The hypothesis is that your tissues have less oxygen supply and that encourages the growth of cancer cells.

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Snoring 'can raise cancer risk five-fold' [View all] FarCenter May 2012 OP

I'm just pulling out of ten years of obstructive problems. Gregorian May 2012 #1

For me, it's the shape of the back of my throat. randome May 2012 #5

I don't know about this Politicalboi May 2012 #2

My dad too. Heavy duty snorer...lived to 91..no cancer. shraby May 2012 #3

My step-dad - lived emilyg May 2012 #7

The results are statistical and not deterministic FarCenter May 2012 #4

As long as Jeannie keeps elbowing me in the back when I start to snore panader0 May 2012 #6

Thanks for sharing this. nt Quixote1818 May 2012 #8

Wife had bad snoring problem, died in February Uben May 2012 #9