You look at history of the past and you don’t see a lot of lung cancer before the 1960’s. People smoked even in the 1700 and 1800’s.

In some ways, I think this deal about smoking is somewhat hyped up. What about other exposures that may cause lung cancer?

Many of you may disagree. However, I think the media’s "statistics" about things are sometimes biased rather than objective. How do we know that 80’s of lung cancer deaths are contributed to smoking?
Okay- Smoking how much? 5 packs a day. 10 cigarettes a day (some are now saying smoking in moderation isn’t bad for your health) I agree
Exposure to other chemicals? Working in a deasel factory? Putting asbestos on roofs? Genes? Eating very unhealthy?

It some ways it is like saying that a hamburger causes heart disease. Okay- eating a hamburger with 3000 other calories that day? along with sugar and hydroginated oils?

Or eating one hamburger a day with a healthy diet?

The media just gives their biased facts

Roy Spencer is a huge proponent of Intelligent Design (he also claimed the lower atmosphere was cooling until his analysis was proven wrong). Roy Lindzen doesn’t think secondhand smoke causes lung cancer. Neither does Fred Singer, or that CFCs caused the hole in the ozone layer.

An article written by columnist Christopher Booker has recently been cited by "skeptics". Booker has previously argued that asbestos is "chemically identical to talcum powder" and "poses no measurable risk to health".

Why is it that these sources of global warming "skepticism" so frequently make such scientifically questionable (or more often, just flat-out wrong) claims?

Does cancer strike in people who were/are exposed to harmful chemicals; alcohol, smokes, drugs, asbestos, etc and has NO cancer in their family genes;
or
health finatics, eating organic fruits and vegies and very small amount of organic meats and has no cancer in their family genes?
this question is about cancer and not any other disease.

I am in the process of purchasing a home, however it is an older home with asbestos as heating insulation on the heating pipes.-

Also, asbestos might also be found in the vinyl floor tiles in the basement.

Which is more hazardous to our health ?
Does one become more air bourne then the other?

Thanks!