Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Is it the nicotine or the smoke particles that cause lung cancer

Is it the nicotine or the smoke particles that cause lung cancer?
people that only chew tobacco or snuff don't seem to have the high rates of lung cancer that smokers do.They may get more mouth cancer but not the same lung cancer as smokers.
Cancer - 8 Answers
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It can
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Actual its the other ingrediants in the cigerettes that cause the cancer. Read the label of a pack of cigerettes and you'll see.
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yeah its the crap in the smoke/chew. the nicotine is pretty addicitve but isnt really all that harmful, except it might raise your blood pressure a bit. youre right, chewers dont get lung cancer but they get tounge, throat and mouth cancer at much higher rates so its still just about as bad
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Just the smoke. Nicotine is fairly harmless in itself. You can get the patch to get the nicotin high without the side effects but the dose is small and the effect is lame. Kinda makes ya sick if you have not been exposed to it before.
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I think it is the tar that gives you lung cancer I quit smoking 2 months ago and started chewing and I fill a lot better I can smell the air better and taste food better.
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the smoke particles cause lung cancer because they fill the lungs with gunk... nicotine causes the addiction
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Nicotine just makes it addictive. Other than that, whilst not the best substance in the world, has no major health threat. So its the other things (like tar) in the cigarette that cause the cancer.
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That's because chewing tobacco never gets to the lungs. Nicotine causes the addiction but not the cancer. What causes the cancer is all the other crap that tobacco companies mix in with the tobacco to make the cigarettes and cigars taste better and burn better. I have read that the American Native people who smoke only dried tobacco leaves have a very low incidence of lung cancer. Of course today we also have all the wonderful polution in the air from chemical plants and car exhaust plus the pollution of the water by chemical plants who produce chemical fertilizers for golf courses and farms and people's lawns. Smoking is only one way to get lung cancer. My next door neighbor never smoked a day in her life but died of lung cancer. She used to commute to New York City everyday for many years because that was where she worked. Sucks doesn't it? LL

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Friday, December 16, 2011

What my chances of getting lung cancer

What my chances of getting lung cancer?
I am 26 years old and just quit smoking two days ago. I know that's not very long but I am very determined to make it. I started when I was 18 years old, so I smoked for 8 years. Assuming I quit now and never smoke again, what are my chances of ending up with lung cancer still?
Cancer - 2 Answers
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well, at least you quit. since you didn't smoke for long, there's a possibility that you wouldn't GET lung cancer. other than that, i think you just ask a doctor :)
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Congratulations! Keep it up! You will feel SO much better in a couple of weeks. I really dont think you should worry about it much since people who have never smoked a cig. a day of their life end up getting it often too. Then you have people that smoke ALL their life and never get it... Just know that you have 'decreased' your chances tremendously by quitting! Especially at your age because the risk increases as we get older if you continue smoking. I have read that as time goes by...after you quit, the longer you stay quit the more your chances decrease AND have also read that after several years of staying smoke free that your chances become almost as low as someone that has never smoked! You didnt smoke that long, so I think your body will recover dramatically over time! Be fore warned though...if you pick it back up it will be even harder the second time around to quit. SO DONT DO IT. I quit for 2 1/2 years and picked them back up...have tried several times to quit again and failed. SO KEEP UP THE DAYS!!! AND DONT EVER THINK THAT YOU CAN HAVE JUST "ONE"! Your body is already healing and the poison has left your system! ISNT THAT GREAT!!! :-)

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Monday, December 12, 2011

How or Can I Create a "national day" for lung cancer deaths

How or Can I Create a "national day" for lung cancer deaths?
My mom passed on June 26, 1999. I would like to create a "national" "Loved Ones Lost To Lung Cancer" awareness day. Can I do this and if so how? Thanks for your help! Lori
Law & Ethics - 4 Answers
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You've just started it, well done and my condolences on your loss. Generally, the first thing you need to do is to gather support. Begin by contacting local cancer hospices, hospitals, telling them of your intention. Ask them for a letter of support. Then use these letters of support to snowball a national campaign. I think you will have little trouble in gaining support. After this you should be able to also get support from cancer charities, pharmaceutical companies and the like. Good luck. And remember, it's basically about PR and getting your message out there. You've already started, so don't stop. It might also be an idea to register yourself as a charity (or the name / idea as a charity) so that you have some official background). Let us know how it goes, and again, good luck
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It already exists as an entire month (November). If you wanted to do something special for your mother in that day you could ask your company to allow you to do some sort of fundraiser. For example, if people contribute $10 to the American Cancer Society they get to wear jeans or shorts or something on that day. EDIT: Sorry for some of the jerks on here. I think school is out for the summer for many of them and they have nothing better to do.
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Oh, please. We don't need yet another National Day of Whatever Awareness!
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There are a gazillion "days" for cancer awareness already: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_1_Cancer_Calendar.asp Rather than create a new one (which nobody will notice with all the other ones there are), why not organize your friends to help raise money for one of the many worthwhile cancer charities? The American Lung Association and the American Cancer Society are two good ones. I'm sorry for your loss--lost my own mom to breast cancer over 20 years ago, and I still miss her a lot.

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