I heard that smoking prevents you from getting lung cancer and extends your lifespan. Is this true?
2007-02-10 16:38:42 · 18 answers · asked by Dan 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
I was being sarcastic. God, have you people ever heard of sarcasm?
2007-02-10 16:51:28 · update #1
I just wanted to see how people on here would react to this question and you all reacted as I predicted.
2007-02-10 16:52:15 · update #2
It is the opposite, and you know it. However, even though your questions sounds stupid on the face of it, if heart disease from smoking killed you before you got lung cancer then I suppose in some warped way it did prevent lung cancer.
2007-02-10 16:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by victorschool1 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must be kidding. Smoking is the very worst thing you can do and is one of the biggest reasons for lung cancer as well as other cancers. This is the biggest like I have ever heard. Whoever made this statement needs to wake up.
2007-02-12 09:53:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. I can assure you my aunt smoked more than to packs and she didn't get lung cancer. But stop the smoking before it becomes a habit because when it does you do run the risk of lung cancer.
2016-03-29 01:45:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoking cigarettes could certainly prevent a person from getting lung cancer-by causing the person to die of a heart attack.
2007-02-10 16:44:37 · answer #4 · answered by Max 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-01-30 07:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by Chong 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have been duped.
Smoking can and does cause lung cancer, and also expiates asthma and other lung conditions. And it most certainly does not extend your lifespan, if any thing it can shorten ones life span considerably.
2007-02-10 16:51:56 · answer #6 · answered by Georgie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But there is research which suggests that smoking can decrease the amount of radiation (from nuclear fallout) that is absorbed in your lungs. But that isn't a great reason to start smoking!
2007-02-10 16:42:22 · answer #7 · answered by Tiki™ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our grandparents may have smoked all their lives and lived into their ninties. WE DON'T THAT LUXARY. Our environment i.e the air we breath is so toxic with heavy metals and pollutants, what hope do our lumgs have if we smoke as well. Lung cancer here we come. cheers
2007-02-10 16:46:01 · answer #8 · answered by wooble1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
even non-smokers get lung cancer so? you want to smoke? we will find out may be twenty years later.
2007-02-12 13:20:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its not true my uncle died 2 months ago from smoking cigs. and he had lung cancer
2007-02-10 16:41:39 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋