how long does it take to produce lung cancer from smoking? can i get a ratio or sumthing pack per day etc.....
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It depends on the person and there is no ratio for this. My dad smoked all his life and died at the age of 84 but not from lung cancer. My mom died of lung cancer when she was 65 and she smoked all her life as well. You'll never know. However, smoking causes other types of cancer such as pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, cancer of the throat, the mouth and esophagus. Smoking causes Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Decease including emphysema, which is not reversible. Smoking causes strokes as well. See it is not all about the lungs it is much more involved. Set a quitting date and do it, it is never to late.
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As and EX smoker I can shed some light on that.\n\nSome people will smoke one pack a day which is 20 cigarettes or 140 a week.\n\nSome will smoke 2 packs a day which is 40 cigarettes or 280 per week.\n\nSome will smoke 2.5 or MORE packs a day.\n\nYou can figure on up from there.   Good luck.  Pops
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Try this link.\n\nhttp://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG068.html\n\nThis is how your lungs will look like when it is all too late to quit smoking. Feel free to browse around. There are plenty of cancer images of lung, liver, kidney, colon, and majority of these cancers are at least in part caused by smoking. However, you need a certain degree of knowledge in anatomy and pathology to understand the contents.\n\nTry this link also. \nhttp://www.morehead.org/wellconnected/000041_1.htm\nThis is not as technical as the previous link but it has all the info you need for a good project/report/presentation. They dont have real photos but they have nice drawings.
483519
Depends on if you use it regularly or not. If you are smoking daily, it can stay up to a month in your system, and would be detected by a urine test for that length of time.
763354
It depends on the number of pack years the person has been smoking. A pack year is defined as an entire year in which a person  smokes a pack of cigarettes per day. For example, a person who smokes a pack per day for two years has two pack years of smoking history. This is equal to a person who smokes half a pack for four years; and to one who smokes two packs per day for a year. Generally, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD: chronic bronchitis and emphysema), which is the more common cause of death in smokers occurs at around 20 pack years.\n\nTo compute for your current pack year, divide the number of sticks you smoke in a day by 20. Then multiply this by the number of years you have been smoking. Example, if I have been smoking for 10 years averaging 15 sticks per day, that's (15sticks/20sticks)x10years = 7.5 pack years.
683210
No dear ..It seems that U have been misguided.Nicotine never remains in Lungs..In fact it is absorbed by our pulmonary(lung) veins...so nicotine comes in blood...and this blood when reaches brain, makes nicotine to bind to our brain-nicotinic receptors..which ultimately produces the effects of smokin....But daily smoking  produces some changes in the tissue of lungs which is continous for years can give irreversible lung changes(including cancers)...BUt research has proved n shown that stopping smoking for 10 years approx can bring your lungs to the previous state(non-smoker state)....but this above statement is condition to one thing that in this 10 years , you should'nt have developed the permanent changes..............In all smoking is very bad...But the irony is that I have been smoking for past 6 years....lol
506971
A month is an average estimate. The amount and frequency smoked will affect how much THC your body has to get rid of. Anything to flush your system will help detox (a little bit) faster.
626997
I'll tell you a secret the government doesn't want you to know.  Not all smokers die of lung cancer at an early age.  In fact, not all of them get it.  Some people actually smoke all their lives and develop no health problems at all and still live to a ripe old age.  Oh, sure, people do get sick from it, but not everyone.  Yeah, odds are you'll live to 40 and well beyond.
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Smoking has been linked to lung cancer by medical research institutions throughout the world (through the use of observational studies). Smoking men are 22 times more likely to die from lung cancer than non-smoking men and smoking women are 12 times more likely to die from lung cancer than non-smoking women. Cigarette smoking increases the risk for many types of cancer, including cancers of the lip, oral cavity, and pharynx; esophagus; pancreas; larynx (voice box); lung; uterine cervix; urinary bladder; and kidney [citation needed]. Recent findings by the World Health Organization suggest that U.S. white male smokers have an 8% chance of acquiring lung cancer at some point in their lives, as opposed to the 2% chance of acquiring lung cancer among U.S. white male non-smokers. Second-hand smoke has been known to increase health risks by 20% to 30% according to a recent report published by the World Health Organisation.\n\nCertain other lung disorders, like emphysema, are also linked to cigarette smoking. Both smoking and second-hand smoke during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage, underweight, and deformed infants. Smoking also increases the chance of heart attacks and a variety of cancers. Long-term smokers tend to look older than nonsmokers of the same age, because smoking can increase wrinkling in the skin.\n\nNicotine, the stimulant and active ingredient in cigarettes, is highly addictive. Children and pets may be poisoned from eating cigarettes or cigarette butts.
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Think about it....second hand smoke has been linked to lung cancer. You are inhaling direct nicotine and smoke. Now what do you think? \n\nYes, it can and does cause lung cancer regardless of how little amount you smoke. You are also at a potential risk for bronchitis, emphysema, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, asthma and more. You'll do yourself good if you quit.
650471
First i stopped smoking when i went on holiday, so that i was outside of my normal environment which made it a bit easier.  Then i just stopped.  Was hell for the first 7 days, horrible for the next 21 days, not nice for a couple of months, and then got to be normal not smoking. \n\nGood luck
163251
use commit, my grandpa is 80, he has ben smoking since he was 7 years old, back then it was legel and smoking wasn't bad for you.  he now has lung cancer and had to quite if he wanted to get rid of the cancer he has been using them for 2 days now and i don't think he has had a cigarette since then
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first of all- this is the best thing that you can do for yourself! i hope you stick to it! you deserve to have a healthy long life!\n\nit's different for everyone, but usually the urge to start again will get less extreme after 7 days, and mostly gone by a month. they say it takes 40 days to create a new mind pattern, a new habit.\n\nif you are young and haven't been smoking that long, your body should repair itself from the damage already done fairly quickly, and you will have completely new lungs in 7 years (all the cells will be renewed) you should start to exercise- replacing old bad habits with new healthy ones, plus exercise will really make you feel great mentally as well as physically.\n\nit can help to use the patch, it helped me quit a 10 year 1 pack a day addiction. i don't reccomend niccorette because that can become habit forming as well. be careful where you go and be wary of your triggers. if you always smoke when out with friends at a bar, it may be best to avoid those situations for a while, and ask your friends to support you.\noh, i hear laser therapy is the latest...\nGOOD LUCK- you really are SAVING YOUR OWN LIFE!
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Studies have shown that one "average" sized joint packs the same amount of toxins as an entire pack of cigarettes.  You can actually get lung disease faster (much faster) by smoking weed than by smoking cigarettes.\n\nWeed does actually cause lung cancer, asthma and emphysema as well as COPD.\n\nFor a rush, just stop smoking for a few days then do it again.  Whew!\n\nDo people honestly think pot is grown without the use of chemicals and pesticides???  DUH!  Unless you're paying absolute TOP DOLLAR, you're getting chemicals.  And if you are paying top dollar, all that resin is going in your lungs...or stomach.
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NO, smoking has been linked to lung cancer no matter what ammount you consume.
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The 'hazard ratio' of anything (death included) is virtually the same concept as the relative risk. For example if smoking causes lung cancer in 5/10 ppl (50%), but 1/10 nonsmokers get lung cancer (10%), then our 'hazard ratio' or relative risk of getting lung cancer for a smoker = rate in smokers/rate in nonsmokers(controls)\n       = 50% / 10%\n       =5.\nOr smokers are 5 times as likely as nonsmokers to develop lung cancer. Hope that helps:)
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BRAVO.. 7 days sure thing you're lungs are already starting to clear... drink LOTS of water to help your body kick the toxins faster I've heard walking everyday helps too.  Give it 2 more weeks and the nicotine will be completely out of your system.  \nHere's some sites that have more info...  \nKEEP IT UP!!!