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by ommunist 3513 days ago
As a smoker I have special interest. There is no archaeological evidence of cancer among aboriginal nations of Americas which cultures had a lasting tradition of smoking tobacco. Cancer became plague with development of industry, and proliferation of lazy lifestyle.
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"As a smoker I have special interest. There is no archaeological evidence of cancer among aboriginal nations of Americas which cultures had a lasting tradition of smoking tobacco."

Well, as a past smoker I too have special interest. But also, as a logical person, I'd expect all you'd find of cancer in "archaeological evidence" of human remains are those which afflict bones. So you're not really making a case. Also:

http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2010/10/14/claims-th...