Why many smoke more than 20 years are healthy?

Question

Many old say they been smoking since teenage ; however, over 20 years they r still healthy. If tobacco contains so much carcinogen as cited in many papers and health publishings, why would some still die of other ways but cancer as the main cause.

Answer 1

My brother died 17 October 2006 from cancer due to smoking. He had so much to live for and that future is gone because he chose to smoke. I thought I would die myself seeing my mother collapse on his dead body in the hospital.

Answer 2

The thing is a carcinogen can cause cancer, doesn't mean it always will. Smoking doesn't cause cancer necessarily but it can because it damages the lungs. Some people have 'better' lungs than others, so it won't affect them as much. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

If you could look at the type of people that fill up are hospitals it's easy to see what happens to smokers. They start checking into hospitals in their 50's and 60's along with obese people. Non-smokers don't start coming in until they are in there 70's and 80's. The people you talked to maybe healthy now but eventually it will get the best of them.