Peter Attia· MD
smoking really is not a major risk factor for breast cancer
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
smoking really is not a major risk factor for breast cancer
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smoking really is not a major risk factor for breast cancer okay um and U it's because of in in my shorthand you know it's simply a matter of you know the smoke affects the aerodigestive tract and some of the internal organs like the kidneys that end up filtering out some of the carcinogens and stuff but it's really not part of the the breast story if you will
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