I'm just curious to see. How many years of smoking(in most cases) can kill a male? I know someone who is 40 and has been smoking since he was 11... that's 29 years, I believe. I'm curious to see. Please let me know- especially you health specialists.
And no- this is not a joke. This is serious, and I am very scared for this person... Please help.
2007-03-06 09:11:47 · 22 answers · asked by dsfsd 3 in Health ➔ Men's Health
It varies. It's basically all in the genes. Some people get cancer after a few years, some don't ever. But the amount of smoking doesn't help either, is this person smoking packs a day or just a few?
2007-03-06 09:14:50 · answer #1 · answered by Marius , II 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I started to smoke 52 years ago when I was 14 years old. I have never smoked a filtered cigarette. For the last 20 years, I would buy Basic Menthol 100's, break the filter off and smoke it down to a stub. I'm still alive but I can't breath too well.
My wife, who doesn't smoke, has had a heart attack along with high clorestrol and high blood pressure. Me, my clorestrol is 160 and my blood pressure is 120/70. My only problem is a limp willie. Want to trade?
2007-03-06 09:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by Arthur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I smoked for 55 + years, quit a 5 pack a day habit
I know a guy that smoked 6 packs a day, a carton on Sat night
lost most of the organs that one can loose and still live
Know another guy that gave up smoking 22 years ago and is dead
by lung cancer
2007-03-06 09:19:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any amount of years smoking can kill you, it does it's toll on the body.
My mom smoked for 20 years of her life and stopped, and that caused her to start menopause early, and she has the start of osteoporosis due to her smoking.
My grandfather died of smoking for 30-40 years and had emphysema. Some people just take longer to die from smoking than others, and some smokers stay healthy.
2007-03-06 09:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by Rocker Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if this is true, and I have no evidence to base it on - this is what I've heard and it sort of makes sense to me.
The rule of thumb is 20 "pack" years. When you have smoked 1 pack a day for 20 years you are in danger (what degree of danger, I don't know).
2007-03-06 09:32:44 · answer #5 · answered by Busybake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Less than one year of smoking can kill you. There is no set amount of time that it takes to get cancer. Your friend is in danger and has been since he was 11.
2007-03-06 09:15:12 · answer #6 · answered by Maid of Constant Sorrow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes it catches up with a person later in life.i got a friend right now and hes 58 yrs old and here the other day he was diagnosed with lung cancer,on 1 of his lungs.they told him to stop a few years ago and he just kept on smoking and now he might have to have surgery.
2007-03-06 09:36:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the person. Some people are more susceptible to cancer and other diseases caused by smoking. I've seen people as young as 24 die of emphysema and there's people who have been heavy smokers their whole life and never get anything.
2007-03-06 09:16:56 · answer #8 · answered by AL IS ON VACATION AND HAS NO PIC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, forget about the smokes. Think about the likelihood of a safe landing on you that gets better all the time. Without realizing your economic desires. The irony. The irony.
2007-03-06 09:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably like 30 years... jk, Well, My second cousin has been smoking his whole life, and thats like 50 years of havin a joint hangin out of his mouth! so yeah, theres no real set time I guess. It all depends on what physical condition you are in.
2007-03-06 09:17:55 · answer #10 · answered by Saint Ducky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋