What r the chances of smoking realluy causing cancer?
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Let us examine the facts.\n\n1.  constant irritation can cause tumors to develop.  Smoking irritates the lining of the lungs.  You don't smoke periodically; therefore, you have constant irritation.\n\n2.  nicotine irritates the lining of the artery wall and thereby causes plaque to adhere to the walls increasing your risk of having either a heart attack or a stroke.\n\n3.  smoking causes irritation of the bladder and the bowels on the same premises that nicotine causes the irritation.  Thereby increasing your risk of having colon and bladder cancer.\n\n4.  finally, after 50 years of research of people who don't believe in God because you can't prove he exists scientifically, leaves little doubt in this nurse's mind that there is no link between smoking and certain cancers.\n\nDisclaimer:  there are four types of lung cancer.  The type usually caused by cancer is small oat cell carcinoma.  The most difficult to treat and with little success.
1159887
2-3 cigarettes a day can hurt even the healthiest person , all those cancer causing chemical agents oh man slowly killing yourself
965625
Snuff is just as harmful as any other type of tobacco.  It will cause cancer.  Why don't you try to stay away from tobacco all together?
88034
The risk of cancer increases if people are exposed to carcinogens (factors causing cancer,ex radiation)
612919
of course it is.it causes lung cancer,heart disease,bronchitis,emphysema.trust me cos it's all in my bio. book. smoking contains tar,nicotine & carbon monoxide which contribute to all of these diseases at some point.cheers!
200687
you can get cancer at any age whether you smoke or not! Passive smoking (IE breathing in somebody's smoke) is just as bad as doing it yourself. The best thing to do is don't start or give it up NOW! It takes years for your lungs to get back to normal!
795323
no. anything you smoke is bad for you. i would recommend quiting.
589399
you have no choice but to trust your prescribing physician, so i think you can assume the answer to your question is "yes".  you doctor chose oncology only to help people.  it's not a rewarding job if you do it badly!\n\ngood luck.  i smoked for a long time, too, then quit and TEN years later developed smoking-related cancer. clean five years.\n\nbest wishes.\n\nhere's the poop: http://www.cancer.org
532498
That depends if you are in a smoke-filled bar doing your drinking. Studies have shown an increased risk of liver and/or esophageal cancer in heavy drinkers. Never heard of lung cancer, though.
947623
I don't know that there is any evidence of this.  I think the danger is in inhaling the smoke of burning leaves.  \n\nIf there is any danger in your job, I would think that there would be more danger in the chemical additives used then the tobacco itself.
90414
I knew all of the risks involved in smoking and started anyway because I simply just wanted to fit in.  Stupid I know, but I am proud to say that I quit smoking 2 years ago.  I also lost someone close to me to cancer.  It was my mother and she died of colon cancer.  She never smoked a day in her life.  Some people die from lung cancer and never smoke either.  Smoking is a highly addictive drug.  Even though people know what could happen to them, they just don't care anymore because the nicotine has control of them.  Its sad, but true.
435912
My opinion is that everything causes cancer now days.  It seems as if there is nothing healthy out there.  I am going to continue to use my cell phone, smoke cancer sticks, and drink cancer causing sugar substitues in my tea.   I mean really, what can we do.
764824
It has a stronger potential to cause cancer than cigs. More tar = carcinogens.
738423
Definitely. But you could also get a totally different type of cancer. Anyone can get cancer whether they smoke or not. The risk of getting cancer and being unhealthy is far greater if you smoke. One of the problems with smoking is that it involves your lungs. When a person has cancer, no matter which part of the body it might occur in, one of the areas that cancer can spred to is the lungs. Smokers will suffer more side effects if they have cancer. Struggling to breath can be painful.\n\nPeople with cancer have the best chances of fighting cancer if they are relatively healthy, have clear lungs, no secondary disease, excercise regularly, and eat healthy foods.  You cannot be relatively healthy if you are a smoker . . so you will always be at a higher risk.\n\nSmokers Lung\nhttp://www.csmngt.com/smokers%20lung.jpg\n\nHealthy Lung/Smokers Lung\nhttp://www.lungcolorado.org/images/ble_big.jpg
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I think it might depend on what type of cancer it is. Breast cancer and prostrate cancer can run in the family. Not sure skin cancer is that way, though, or lung cancer. Your chances also go up depending on your lifestyle, like if you smoke or overweight. Don't take my word on it though, check with your physician, he/she should be able to give you a fairly good idea of your risk, and probably be able to tell you ways to lower your risk.
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NO, smoking has been linked to lung cancer no matter what ammount you consume.
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You won't be in as much danger as someone who smokes on a regular basis but this one item should give you pause:\nSmoking one large cigar can be equivalent to smoking an entire pack of cigarettes.\n\n\nThe rest is just added as more info:\nA National Cancer Institute study concludes that smoking one cigar a day even when not inhaling doubles the risk of developing cancer of the esophagus and oral cavity. Cigars emit 20 times more ammonia and 10 times more cadmium and methylethylnitrosamine (cancer-causing agents) than cigarettes.\n\nCigar smokers are up to 10 times more likely to die from cancer of the larynx, mouth and esophagus as nonsmokers. \n\nCigar smokers have lung cancer at a rate three times higher than nonsmokers. \n\nPersistent coughs and phlegm and an increased risk of peptic ulcers and emphysema are more likely in cigar smokers than in nonsmokers. \n\nSmokers who have left cigarettes for cigars are more likely to inhale them, even without realizing it, and get the same exposure levels as cigarettes. \n\nTar and nicotine concentrations are higher in cigars than cigarettes, which can damage the heart and blood vessels and increase risks of heart attack and stroke.