Friday, January 1, 2010

After you quit smoking, does your risk of getting lung cancer decrease

After you quit smoking, does your risk of getting lung cancer decrease?
I recently quit smoking. I hadn't smoked for long, just a few months. Does the risk of getting lung cancer decrease after you quit smoking?
Cancer - 9 Answers
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1 :
maybe...
2 :
Yes.
3 :
The single best way to prevent lung cancer is not to smoke. If you smoke, quit for good as soon as possible. Not long after you quit, your risk of lung cancer begins to drop. After 10 years of not smoking, the risk of lung cancer is about 50% lower compared to continued smokers and continues to decrease with time.
4 :
Yes, it does. The longer you go without smoking after quiting, the more your risk declines. In your case, since you didn't smoke long, your risk will be reduced dramatically if you don't start smoking again. Your overall lung function improves within just a few days of quitting as well.
5 :
Yes, it does, and good job on quitting! Within 5 years of quitting the lung cancer death rate (for average 1 pack/day former smoker) decreases by nearly 50%
6 :
Yes it gradually decreases. Keep at it.
7 :
Definately. It will lessen the risk of you getting lung cancer. Any other cancer and like the rest of us you take your chance.
8 :
If you have only smoked for a few months,I woundnt spend much time worrying about it.
9 :
My understanding is that your risk goes down but it doesn't go away. You are helping yourself though. Keep it up.

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