2006-12-01 06:29:50 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I was a smoker for almost 30 years and used to smoke almost 30 cigarettes a day due to the stress levels I would face because of my job and the crazy amount of travelling I was doing. One fine day I was diagnosed with cancer of the larynx which is normally associated with "lifestyle"., of which cigarette smoking is one part. If smoking was the absolute root cause of cancer I think there will be more then ever cancer patients. Its not a question as to smoking but your luck and some part of it to your life style. Would you believe if I told you my cancer, which was detected in the final stages was because of "voice abuse " and smoking only aggravated what was already there.
Another thing, even though I am now a non smoker not out of choice but out of possibilities, there is no concrete proof that cigarteet smoking lead to cancer. One can check on th web and though the reply will come that cigarette smoking is a factor - it has never been proved.
2006-12-01 07:12:30 · answer #1 · answered by livingonthinice 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I disagree with livingont, a connection between smoking and disease has most definitely been identified and proven with substantial evidence; you can easily check this on the websites of the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association.
That said, how to explain the elderly smoker? Genetics. Many peoples genes have cancer-causing agents, but take some kind of trigger to start the reaction. For some it may be smoking, for some it may be alcohol, and for others food or environment.
The idea is to eliminate or limit the amount of triggers in your life.
It's possible in the case of an elderly smoker that their smoking has simply never triggered a cell response. It's also very lucky.
Lastly, if you look at the statistics, you might find some elderly smokers, but you'll find many more people who have died from smoking-related causes.
2006-12-01 07:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by Not so looney afterall 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genes
2006-12-01 06:33:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are like my grandmother, 87, they develop a medical need for the tobacco.
Her doctor told her 10 years ago that if she stopped smoking, she would die.
She didn't stop.
2006-12-01 06:33:13 · answer #4 · answered by MЯ BAIT™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not all smokers will get lung cancer.
but smoking really increases your chance of dying early.
statistics. it's only true on a broad scale.
not for each individual.
2006-12-01 06:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by Sufi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God loves fools. Sad is those who never smoked in their lives are dying from second hand smoke. Wonder if he is guilty of contributing to illness in others.
2006-12-01 13:48:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same way I explain a Jewish person who made it through WWII Europe unscathed, LUCK.
2006-12-01 06:38:44 · answer #7 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has to do with a lot: genes, how they smoke (inhale or not) brand of cigarettes, etc.
2006-12-01 06:32:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not everyone who smokes gets cancer. It is a susceptibility of the indvidual.
2006-12-01 06:38:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like everything else, luck of the draw.
2006-12-01 06:32:10 · answer #10 · answered by Pache 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋