Nov 21, 2009: 115,000 Joints

[ZenGum]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

On the company website at work, they profiled a guy that was bragging, to anyone who would listen, how he quit chewing tobacco after 30 years. Proud as punch and preaching the word.

Actually a dental tech cleaning his teeth, told him he should see a doctor about his gums. The Doctor said quit now and 99% no cancer, or keep chewing and 100% chance of mouth cancer. Some choice.

In a sense, this was good doctoring, since it caused the patient to stop chewing tobacco, but it is also medical-grade bullshit. Chewing tobacco for 30 years gives him only a 1% chance of cancer, but if he chews for a few more years it rises to 100%? As if.

Interesting question: should a doctor lie to a patient if it is in the patient's interests (as the doctor perceives them)?

And as for medical cannabis (please, "marijuana" is a Mexican slang term) it is quite possible to deliver metered doses of THC via an inhaler as is done with asthma medications. This eliminates almost all of the tar and other carcinogens.

: shakes head sadly at entrenched dogmatic stupidity :

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

...but it is also medical-grade bullshit. Chewing tobacco for 30 years gives him only a 1% chance of cancer, but if he chews for a few more years it rises to 100%? As if.

I believe the reason the dental tech sent him to the doctor, is the gums were already showing signs of cancer... or "pre-cancer"... which caused the doctor to determine continued use would surely to result in cancer, very quickly.
Not a matter of statistical odds, but direct examination of condition, with cause and effect correlation.

However, I'm not a doctor and if I were, I'd be a gynecologist.

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