Graves sites statistical evidence that there are significant differences in smokeless tobacco use rates exist between the military and civilian populations
Its possible for this type of cancer to be missed or misdiagnosed
Looking to research on other tobacco products, for decades, researchers observed that people with diabetes who smoke had higher blood sugars than non-smoking PWDs, but no one was quite sure why
Park JY, Lee SY, Jeon HS, Bae NC, Chae SC, Joo S, Kim CH, Park JH, Kam S, Kim IS, Jung TH, Jung TH: Polymorphism of the DNA repair gene XRCC1 and risk of primary lung cancer
But the truth is that smoking impacts more than just your lung health
Since most smokers in our cohort were male, they were also subject to conscription in Korea, where mandatory military service has been shown to promote smoking 38,39