If i am 20 years old and i smoke a pack of cigarettes a day then by what age will the chance of me getting lung cancer be over 75%?
I am a social smoker. Usually 2 at a time when I drink or out with friends. On average I smoke no more than 3 cigarettes a week. This obviously isnt good for my health. Does this behavior increase my chances of lung cancer or other diseases the same way smoking a pack a day can?
please no comments on smoking in general is bad for you, i just want to know how light smoking influences lung cancer. Ive read some research on light smoking saying that for men especially, only the risk of heart diseases was significantly increased after 6 cigarettes. thank you
I have been having a stinging feeling in the right lung area, i do smoke about five cigarettes a day and i used to smoke alot of marijuana. I say to myself that nothing could really be wrong if i can withstand a four mile run, and half a mile swim, plus stationary bycyle almost daily. I had a chest xray last year which showed no disease. Would i have this kind of cardiovascular endurance and still have lung cancer or lung disease caused by smoking?
Im 13 and can i get lung cancer if i smoke 1-2 cigarettes per day? if so how long does it take to smoke to get lung cancer? and is there any way i can prevent myself from lung cancer and/or lip cancer??
Fast food represents a major health cost to society. This decade, under serious legal pressure, the McDonald’s corporation agreed to:
+ Include healthier food items.
+ Provide more nutritional information about fat and calories.
+ Stop supersizing.
+ Warn customers not to eat in their restaurants more than once each week.
(http://banzhaf.net/suefat.html)
Is it enough? If we treated a cheeseburger or french fries like a pack of cigarettes:
– there would be no advertising,
– there would be a health warning,
– the food would be taxed excessively, and
– if you were under the age of 18, you could not buy it.
But seriously, the fast food industry may face the same types of lawsuits that the asbestos manufacturers and tobacco manufacturers faced. How can we as a society deal with the huge cost burden of fat and out-of-shape people?
Is a french fry like a cigarette?
What are your thoughts?