2006-10-08 05:19:05 · 17 answers · asked by wanttolpve 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Yes. The reason some ex-smokers or current smokers contract cancer and some do not is in the fact that you have to be pre-disposed, which means genes in your DNA that can be set off to cause cancer cells in some, and not others.
2006-10-08 08:46:49 · answer #1 · answered by LABSCIENCEROX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a cancer patient and have been for six long years. One thing which I did was a lot of reading on this topic and one conclusion I arrived at was that there was no proof whatsoever that smoking led to cancer. If that were the case - every smoker would have cancer. However, yes I agree that it does cause problems as age sets in.
The question of getting cancer after quitting smoking has no relevence as it is an illness that attacks anyone and any time. I know a lot of people who have been 'cured" from cancer and still smoke and the cancer has never returned. I imagine its just a mind set - though I know a lot of people ( in fact most ) will not agree with me.
2006-10-08 13:04:47 · answer #2 · answered by livingonthinice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but fortunately Ex-smokers also enjoy a higher quality of life with fewer illnesses from cold and flu ... Quitting smoking does decrease the risk of lung cancer and other cancers ~ just waking up with a clean mouth is good enough reason to quit those cancer sticks
2006-10-08 12:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by search 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an ex-smoker who got cancer almost ten years after quitting, and it was directly attributable to my having used tobacco. Fortunately for me, it was diagnosed and treated in time by an excellent doctor, and I have now been cancer-free for almost five years.
2006-10-08 12:29:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know people who smoked and got cancer, I know one who quit and got cancer and I know someone who never ever smoked and died of cancer and finally, I know a lady who is 82 years old and has been smoking since she was 13 years old. She is very healthy and cancer free and still smoking, however, for me, I smoked for 7 years and when my dentist said that I have a spot in my mouth from smoking, I quit !
2006-10-08 21:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by Sunflower 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES DAMAGE IS DONE AND CANCER TAKES TIME TO DEVELOP. AFTER ANY EXPOSURE.
I HAVE SKIN CANCERS NOW FROM WHEN I WAS 2ND DEGREE SUNBURNED AS A KID.
you can maybe change the course of it with diet vitamins and avoid all chemical intake like air fresheners and heavy perfumes. REPAIR IMMUNE AND no more irritants to Your lungs MAY hope to ARREST DEVELOPMENT after you quit. but development of cancer is still mostly a big mystery to the medical experts too...
2006-10-08 12:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by macdoodle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes with in 7 to 10 years after stopping
2006-10-08 12:21:28 · answer #7 · answered by llauramcnulty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes , there are even numerous cases of people who have never smoked or lived with smokers to die of lung cancer
2006-10-08 17:11:36 · answer #8 · answered by sindi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Alan Carr has got lung cancer, he quit years ago.
2006-10-08 12:21:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. It takes between 10 to 20 years for the tissue in your lungs to regenerate to healthy tissue.
2006-10-09 11:14:10 · answer #10 · answered by Becca 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋