Saturday, July 24, 2010

Im 15, what are the chances of getting lung cancer from Smoking

Im 15, what are the chances of getting lung cancer from Smoking?
What are the chances for me to get mouth, toungue, throut or lung cancer because i smoke? (lets say i smoke 2 cigarets a day) Also, if you have cancer can it be cured? Thanks
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1 :
Don't know of your chances, but I don't know why you would want to start. Cancer can't really be cured, it can go into remission where you don't show any signs of having it but even then you still have to be on the look out for it returning.
2 :
It's hard to say the exact chances, but it will get worse as time goes on - and as time goes on, you'll start smoking more as you build up an addiction. Cancer can be cured in some cases. In others it can be controlled but may return. In some it is fatal. In all, it's extremely expensive and dangerous, not to mention painful for family and friends.
3 :
Very low chances initially but they increase with time. My cousin died from oral cancer and he smoked from 15 till 23 when he got the cancer.
4 :
Hun I am 30 years old and have been smoking since I was 15 as well. My grandmother just died of lung cancer January 20th. There was nothing they could do to help her. I was her caregiver and believe me it was not a good experience. I am now trying desperately to quit but am having a horrible time. If you are only smoking 2 a day quit while you are ahead hun! I wish I would have never started. Good luck to you.
5 :
The risk of lung cancer increases with age. It is less common in people under 40. Treatment depends on the type of lung cancer and the state or extent of the disease. There are two types of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The names simply describe the type of cell found in the tumours. In NSCLC, the tumour is often located in the outside part of the lung, away from the centre, and if it has not spread, it may be possible to remove it by surgery. However, overall less than a fifth of all NSCLC patients are suitable for surgery. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy will also be considered in many cases. Unfortunately, NSCLC is hard to cure, and in many cases, the treatment given will be to prolong life as far as possible - and relieve symptoms. SCLC is different from NSCLC. In particular, it has a tendency to spread to distant parts of the body at a relatively early stage. As a result, small-cell lung cancers are generally less likely to be cured by surgery. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used as well.
6 :
The chances are very good at some point in your life. If you smoke 2 cigarettes a day now, chances are that will be 2 packs a day by the time you're 20. Now is a very good time to stop. Two cigarettes per day means you're still in the experimental phase. Chew gum. At least you can have your teeth pulled and that'll take care of the sugar problem. By the time lung cancer shows up on an x-ray, it's almost always too late. Go to a hospital and visit someone with throat cancer. That's a sure guarantee that you'll never light up again. Both of my parents died from lung cancer (and both smoked). It's a horrible disease in which the treatment is often worse than the cancer itself. It's not the dying that's so bad, it's the route smokers take to get there that is sad.

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