Take smoking cigarettes, everyone says that causes cancer. But how? I thought cancer was just a malfunction in the cells? I know I’m wrong it just doesn’t make sense to me
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That’s because everyone is using the wrong language. Carcinogens do not *cause* cancer, they increase they risk of getting cancer. I’m not sure it’s a perfect analogy, but it can be helful to think of them as gasoline. Gasoline does not cause fire. However, if you soak your clothes in gasoline, your chance of catching on fire increases quite dramatically.
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