Tuesday, September 16, 2008

What are a person's chances of getting lung cancer who are smokers


What are a person's chances of getting lung cancer who are smokers?
I've smoked hard for 4 years and light for 5 years what are my chances of getting lung cancer now that I've quit for a week?
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75% and plus by smoking ur lungs are week & can easily be infected by a disease
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Takes 10 years for your lungs to clear up. Some people smoke their whole life and not get it. Some don't smoke at all and get it.
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I dont know. But I have always believed that you are PRE-disposed to cancers, that you are born with what you are going to get, but that doing certain things like smoking, eating certain foods, being overweight increase your odds. My dad and his older brother (80) both smoked, my dad got lung cancer and died and my uncle is still alive and only quit smoking when my dad died a few years ago.
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Age Increasing age is a risk factor for lung cancer. It is less common in people under age 40. More diagnoses occur after age 45 and a larger number over age 65. The probability of getting lung cancer changes with age. This chart refers to the risk of getting cancer. Please note this is different than the chances of surviving lung cancer versus other types. Probabilities of Getting Cancer Type of cancer Birth to age 39 Age 40 – 59 Age 60 – 79 Birth to Death Lung and Bronchus Male Female 1 in 3164 1 in 2977 1 in 95 1 in 123 1 in 17 1 in 26 1 in 13 1 in 18 Breast Female 1 in 207 1 in 24 1 in 13 1 in 7 Prostate Male 1 in 9879 1 in 39 1 in 7 1 in 6 Colon and Rectum Male Female 1 in 1484 1 in 1586 1 in 111 1 in 145 1 in 25 1 in 33 1 in 17 1 in 18 (Source: American Cancer Society) Page last updated 9/15/06 The probabilities of surviving are very different. * 99% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer will be alive 5 years later. * 88% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will be alive 5 years later. * 63% of those diagnosed with colorectal cancer will survive at least 5 years. * Lung cancer’s five year survival rate is dramatically different, 15%. Smoking Tobacco addiction is by far the most important risk factor in the development of lung cancer. Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 different chemicals, many of which are proven carcinogens (substances that cause cancer). Cigarettes increase the chance of getting lung cancer and other smoking-related illnesses. About 85% of all lung cancers are in people who smoke or who have smoked. There are approximately 123,386 lung cancer deaths per year attributable to smoking1. (Source: CDC) But what if I quit smoking? Unfortunately, even if you have quit smoking you are at risk. The risk does decrease the longer ago you quit, but it never returns to zero. “The relative risk of developing lung cancer declines in former smokers to approximately twice that of never smokers after 20 years of cessation, but it remains elevated indefinitely.”2 Relative risk compares the risk when you have been exposed to something to the risk when you haven’t been exposed. Men who are current smokers are 23 times more likely to die of lung cancer than men who have never smoked. Male former smokers are 9 times more likely to die of lung cancer than never smokers. Relative risks of death for female current smokers are 13 times more likely as never smokers. Female former smokers are 5 times as likely as female never smokers. (Source: CDC SAMMEC) Extended Exposure to Secondhand or Passive Smoke 3,060 lung cancer deaths a year are attributable to secondhand smoke.
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Your risk is probably not any higher than the general public especially if you don't start again. Because smoking has become so socially stigamtized, there is a great deal of misinformation out there. There is a strong correlation between lung cancer and smoking but only about 10% of people who smoke ever develop lung cancer. Don't feel like you can smoke now, because approximately 90% of the people with lung cancer are smokers. Since lung cancer kills more people than breast, colon and prostate cancer combined it is a very serious problem and altough we can't say for certain that smoking causes lung cancer it does increase the odds.
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Your chances of getting cancer are very good for a couple more years I believe .
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... Your Chance if 60% if you have developed any Smoke-related damages to your body. 40% if you haven't already.
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there is no certain percentage,depend on individuals,relax,cancer is not so terrible,chi kung can cure it.Visit www.kungfucancer.com to find why
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you can visit http://www.cancerssociety.org for detail info....




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