Question 1

could car fumes cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not likely: The vast majority of lung cancer is caused by smoking - i.e. First hand cigarette smoke. Lung cancer is rare in people who have never smoked. If car exhaust were an important contributor we'd see far more cancer in people who had never smoked.

Question 2

how can  smoking cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Toxins: Irritation, tar and other hundreds of impurities in the cigarettes.

Question 3

what are the lead causes of lung cancer (aside from smoking)?

Accepted Answer

Environmental: Plenty of stuff in the air which can lead to lung cancer, depending on the level and length of exposure. Also, radiation, radon gas, and asbestos are implicated.

Question 4

i was wondering what are the lead causes of lung cancer besides smoking?

Accepted Answer

All are minor: Asbestos in the workplace is by far the most important. Despite all the talk about urban smoke / pollution, lung cancer was rare until cigs were introduced despite the cities being horribly smoky. Radon in the home has minimal impact on non-smokers. Uranium miners got lots of lung cancer but almost all were smokers. I suspect hexavalent chromium in industry is a risk.

Question 5

can smoking weed cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Smoking marijuana: Smoking marijuana can increase your lung cancer risk.

Question 6

can smoking weed cause someone to have lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Yes: But unusual at your age. Usually above age 50-55. Obviously, it is best to quit smoking. Maybe you like weed cookies - they do not cause lung cancer. Although i cannot recommend them professionally.

Question 7

what exactly is it that causes lung cancer. is it the nicotine, the tobacco, or the smoke?

Accepted Answer

The smoke: It is the smoke that causes the lung cancer. The smoke causes an intense inflammatory reaction in the lungs, and when this continues for years and years, it can cause lung cancer. 

Now, the nicotine itself doesn't usually cause the cancer, but it is more addictive than heroin. Thus, you get hooked on the cigarettes, which have the smoke, which causes the cancer. A very, very sinister product.

Question 8

when lung cancer causes a chest ache is it usually persistent or intermittent ache?

Accepted Answer

Chest pain not: Usual lung cancer finding.  Cancer related pain moves in and doesn't go away.  Pain when one beathes in and out is called 'pleuritic pain' - many associated causes, cancer lower on the list.

Question 9

what food will help in combating cachexia caused by lung cancer? what else should be done?

Accepted Answer

High caloric fluid: The cachexia associated with cancer is due to the elaboration of tumor  necrosis factor, As such a high caloric liquid diet including Ensure should be employed.  When patients are seen  who are receiving radiation or chemo, it is advisable to increase the caloric intake with hyperalimentation where a pic line is inserted in the arm and the patient is given approximately 2L of fluid each evening.

Question 10

does xanax cause lung cancer?  i saw an article by "daily mail" that says xanax causes lung cancer.

Accepted Answer

The study they cited: ,and some others, do show an association between xanax(and similar drugs) and lung cancer.  An association does not prove causation, and further research is necessary. However, it is a worrisome finding, given the large number of benzodiazepine users. It underscores that there is no "free lunch" in medicine: all drugs have potential side effects and risks, and should only be used  when necessary.

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