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Tobacco contains 43 different chemicals known to cause cancer, these chemicals are also called carcinogens.
Answer2: Cigarette smoke contains tar, consisting of over 4,000 chemicals. Of these chemicals, 43 are known to cause cancer. Among them are cyanide, benzene, wood alcohol, and acetylene (a fuel used in torches). Cigarette smoke also contains nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide, both poisonous gases. Its main active ingredient is nicotine, a highly addictive drug. Smoking cigarettes . . . has been scientifically proven to harm nearly every organ in the body and to increase morbidity and mortality," says The Tobacco Atlas. It is well-known that smoking causes noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, Heart disease, and lung ailments. But according to the World Health Organization (WHO), smoking is also a major cause of death from communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis.
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Tobacco contains 43 different chemicals known to cause cancer, these chemicals are also called carcinogens.
Answer2: Cigarette smoke contains tar, consisting of over 4,000 chemicals. Of these chemicals, 43 are known to cause cancer. Among them are cyanide, benzene, wood alcohol, and acetylene (a fuel used in torches). Cigarette smoke also contains nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide, both poisonous gases. Its main active ingredient is nicotine, a highly addictive drug. Smoking cigarettes . . . has been scientifically proven to harm nearly every organ in the body and to increase morbidity and mortality," says The Tobacco Atlas. It is well-known that smoking causes noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, Heart disease, and lung ailments. But according to the World Health Organization (WHO), smoking is also a major cause of death from communicable diseases, such as tuberculosis.
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How can smoking lead lung desigh?
Yes, smoking can lead to lung disease. Some examples of diseases that may be smoking related are emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and lung cancer.
Does smoking lead to death?
it leads to lung cancer, which may lead to death.
Does smoking lead to lung cancer?
Ok, I won't be sarcastic here. Yes.
How do peaople get lung cancer?
People Mostly get lung cancer by smoking..
What do smoking lead to?
smoking leads to respiratory problems and leads to lung cancer, which most likely will cause death. hope that helped:)
What could cause lung cancer?
Smoking is one cause of lung cancer.
What is the cause of lung cancer?
SMOKING
Is smoking healthy?
No. Smoking greatly increases the risk of many diseases including lung cancer and emphysema. It is also psychologically unhealthy, as it can lead to addiction.
Is lung cancer worse than smoking?
Lung cancer is caused by smoking, so there isn't exactly a yes or no. If you really want a straight-up answer, all smoking does is relax you,while lung cancer kills you while you cough up blood. So yes, lung cancer is worse than being relaxed by smoking.
What cancer is linked to smoking?
Both oral cancer and lung cancer are.
How do you get lung cancer?
Lung cancer occurs when something stimulates cells in the lung or lungs to begin to multiply uncontrollably. The most common cause of lung cancer is smoking, although there are other causes, usually involving inhalation of foreign particles.What causes lung cancer? The biggest cause of lung cancer is smoking, approximately 36,000 people in the U.K. die from lung cancer every year, 90% of those lung cancer deaths are from smoking. If you are a non-smoker there is a risk that you can get lung cancer from passive smoking, though the risk is not as high than if you smoke yourself. Passive smoking could be responsible for several hundred, lung cancer cases every year. Another possible cause of lung cancer is exposure to certain chemicals and substances such as asbestos, radon gas and nickel, but this is very rare. Air pollution has also been suspected as a cause of lung cancer, but this has not been proved.
How can it be that some people get lung cancer who havnet smoked?
Smoking is not the only cause of lung cancer.
