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Originally Posted by HydrogenBond
Right now the science is more sophomoric. It does not even address the parameters of minimum risk smoking, which could advance the science to junior level. Senior level would be assessing individuals to determine the variable window. There are those who smoked for 30-50 years quit and live to life expectancy. This type of data is not fully addressed by the current approach. It would take an advancement into objectivity to be able to make individual instead of herd type assessments. The herd assessment is easier, but science needs to reach beyond easy and convenient.
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I agree that it would be "neat" to have this "variable window" that you propose, but that would require technology of the future. Every individual is different. Defining a window for any one person would require a full-blown genetic analysis to determine certain risks. Even then, you have variables such as amount smoked per day, other chemicals ingested, atmospheric pollution in the locality, etc...
For the reasons stated above, I highly doubt that it is possible to create "variable windows". Perhaps in the future, but probably not in my lifetime.
As such is the case, I agree with the general medical community that smoking cigarettes is bad for your health and the best option is to quit.
