Those factors are known as risk factors for the disease. Risk factors are characteristics or behaviors that are associated with an increased likelihood of developing a particular disease but may not necessarily cause the disease on their own.
I'm sorry, but the highly questionable benefits still do not outweigh the obvious risk factors of your plan. Tobacco use has many risk factors.
The more risk factors for a disease, the greater the chance of developing that disease.
Part of the risk factors for developing MS include genetics, but the risk of developing MS is not all influenced by genetics. The average risk of a person in society developing MS is 1 in 750. But if you have first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, etc.) who have MS, then your risk increases to anywhere between 1 in 100 to 1 in 40. But it is not all genetic. You can see this through the "identical twin" example. If you had an identical twin (same DNA structure, etc) who had MS, your risk of developing MS would be 1 in 4. If genetics were completely responsible for determining MS risk, your risk should be 100%. The fact that your risk is only 25% shows that there are other factors involved in determining your risk; ethnicity, geography, sex, and an as-of-yet undiscovered environmental "trigger" (such as a common disease), all of which play into your risk of developing MS.
Smoking, impaired lung function, and a history of respiratory allergy increase a textile worker's risk of developing byssinosis.
One of the strongest risk factors for drug use is a history of substance abuse or addiction in the family. These genetic and environmental factors can increase an individual's likelihood of developing a substance use disorder.
Genetics, family history of depression, and early childhood trauma are three examples of uncontrollable risk factors for depression. These factors can increase an individual's susceptibility to developing depression but cannot be changed or controlled.
Risk of developing coronary artery disease increases as blood cholesterol levels increase. When combined with other factors, the risk is even greater.
The risk of developing epilepsy over a lifetime is 3%
Poor hygiene, unprotected sex and consuming mixed drugs.
Approximately 85-90 of smokers are at risk of developing cancer.
Approximately 85-90 of smokers are at risk of developing cancer.