[gela]

Then you might admit that 8% chance is a long ways from being a 100 percent proof of a link statistically between smoking and cancer.

8% is nearly 1 in 10 (only 2 percent off). Its also 8 times more then a non smoker.

This is the foundation of my argument. The study did not go far enough to find out the relationship of stress and cancer.

There has been studies into the link between stress and cancer. We have already been through this.
I suppose its a coincidence that these guys get cancer in their lungs - where they breath in all the smoke then?
No it must be the stress.

Your reasoning is completely illogical.

Those stats must likewise be collected with an actural understanding of the difference between responding to stress correctly or incorrectly. Which knowledge is outside of the qualifications of someone trained in epidemiology only. Point I just made - you've got a long ways to go baby, before all the evidence is in the pot, in order to give people dependable proof.

There is pathological proof that smoking contributes to lung cancer.
You chose to write off that with far fetched illogical reasoning aswell.
Don't call me baby.

Example: If someone started smoking due to peer pressure then that is strong evidence they cannot deal with low level stress, they become victims of peer pressure (aka - stress).

Peer pressure is also known as stress? Since when?

Btw, smoking wasn't even about peer pressure when early smokers picked it up. There was no reason for them to not want to smoke.

The stats stay the same with and without peer pressure, adding evidence non-stress case.


Basic summary of my point.
Despite what you may believe, you are not the first to come up with this 'stress' idea.
It has already been studied.
The Cancer Council New South Wales :: Stress and Cancer Fact Sheet

There is a 'mabe' over the link between stress and breast cancer. This is logical because breat cancer is caused by hormones, and stress effects hormones.
Stress has nothing to do with your lungs.
But smoking does. Coincidence?
Smoking is the logical, reasonable, explanation.