Tuesday, July 20, 2010

If someone quits smoking later in life can they still get lung cancer

If someone quits smoking later in life can they still get lung cancer ?
If someone quits smoking later in life can they still get lung cancer ??? I was telling my friends sister that its not healthy to smoke and we got into an argument, She said, Once someone stops smoking they can still get cancer , and she said she might as well enjoy herself is that true ?. Thanks Oh and to that person who told me to "stay out of it" , atleast know the whole story before you try to make smart comments.I asked for an answer,not for your opinion.
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1 :
yes think so
2 :
Anybody can catch the big C. However, garlic will prevent you from doing so. All the best medicines are free and provided by nature. Add parsley to your diet to prevent the garlic smell.
3 :
Yes, but by giving up they still reduce their chances of lung cancer. It's all a gamble.
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At first it might. ILt takes several years for all the nicotine or tar to clear out of the lungs. After that the onlu danger would be from being around other people who smoke. Second hand smoke is very dangerous. It causes cancer in people who have never smoked. I think the American Lung association has information on lung cancer and quitting smoking, I was a heavy smoker 3 to 4 packs a day and I quit. I have been quit for 30 years and I feel great.
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Even non-smokers can get lung cancer.. But the more you smoke the higher the risk of getting it. Your friend's sister's attitude is ignorant.
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of course. The risk isn't an on-off switch. the risk continues to increase as you continue smoking, and starts to decrease if you stop. But you cannot turn back the clock and get rid of the risk of cancer you already took on. But as a counter argument, smoking has many negative health impacts. Cancer risk is just one. Things like lung problems (say, emphysema) and heart-circulatory problems do start to improve upon quitting. But the truth is, her smoking is not your choice and most smokers are quite aware that what they are doing has potentially negative effects. You aren't the smoking police, are you? so stay out of it.
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there are high chances that you will.
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Even if it's not true that's one of the stupidest reasons I've had the misfortune to hear, to excuse killing themselves with tobacco, she may as well carry on smoking! How short-sighted. Inhale & she is killing herself, exhale & she is potentially killing others. The figures for cancers from tobacco is shocking considering these cancers can be so easily avoided by not smoking. Oral cancer, for example, is a real possibility; show her the pictures ( they are easy enough to find on the www ) & see how she feels about her habit, then. These risks are real & her body is in no way special or immune to any/all cancers. I wish I didn't have to hear any more pitiful excuses defending this foul & dangerous habit. I wish.

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