| Smoking is just one of many dangerous things that | | | | There is absolutely no safe level when it comes to |
| anyone can do to their body. It can cause heart | | | | smoking cigarettes. Surprisingly, one in two smokers will |
| disease and chronic lung disease. Every year there | | | | die from smoking and half of these deaths will occur |
| are millions of people who die from smoking worldwide. | | | | even before they reach middle age. The risks of |
| But the fact is that it is also one of the most | | | | contracting lung cancer from smoking are based on a |
| preventable deaths. | | | | number of different factors including: |
| Smoking causes lung cancer, but again, is one of the | | | | 1) It is directly related to the amount of cigarettes |
| most preventable risk factors for cancer. Is the | | | | smoked daily. |
| number one factor for kidney cancer, bladder, cervix, | | | | 2) It depends on how many years you have been |
| and throat and other illnesses. Smoking has even been | | | | smoking. |
| linked to some forms of leukemia as well. Nearly half | | | | You can also drastically reduce your chances of |
| of cancer related mortality in the world today occurs | | | | developing lung cancer if you decide to stop smoking |
| due to smoking. Apart from these diseases, smoking | | | | now. If you manage to stop smoking for 10 years, it will |
| also leads to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or | | | | drastically reduce your chances of developing lung |
| COPD. | | | | cancer even. |
| So how can smoking cause cancer and other life | | | | Did you know that smoking has very unpleasant |
| threatening diseases? Well to start with the smoke | | | | aesthetic effects on a smoker? It gives you bad |
| from smoking literally contains 400 different | | | | breath, yellow teeth and dull or ashy color skin. |
| compounds. Some of these compounds are toxic and | | | | Smokers are three times more likely to lose their teeth |
| can cause damage to cells within our body. Some of | | | | than nonsmokers. Smokers also tend to age early and |
| these substances have been linked to causing cancer. | | | | get wrinkles faster than their counterparts. The biggest |
| There are three main ingredients that are contained in | | | | problem is that even your loved ones are at risk of |
| cigarette smoke which are nicotine, carbon monoxide | | | | contracting diseases, through secondary smoking. |
| and tar. Some minor ingredients found in tobacco | | | | As you can see there are a variety of different |
| smoke include acetone, ammonia, arsenic and | | | | reasons why smoking is bad for you and the number |
| benzene, among others. As you can see they are all | | | | one reason is lung cancer. Seriously consider quitting |
| deadly toxins and can cause severe damage with | | | | smoking now will dramatically reduce your chances of |
| continued use. | | | | developing this disease. |