Question 1

does hairspray cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

No, not really: Hair sprays are considered safe.

Question 2

can cigars cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Yes: They&#x27;re not so deadly as cigarettes because people smoke fewer and the smoke is so disgusting that it&#x27;s not much inhaled. However, I&#x27;ve autopsied two non-smoking wives of heavy cigar smokers who died of smoker-type lung cancer -- my only non-smoker lung cancer autosies. I&#x27;d had to be a husband who had to live with that one.

Question 3

how can  smoking cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

how can air pollution cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

The same way cigs do: Any high level inhalation of hydrocarbon combustion prodicts (tobacco, diesel, wood stove) can lead to cancer, but obviously with cigarettes you are looking at enormous amounts of combutsion product over many years. Urban dwellers get lung cancer at a higher rate than rural folks, but the effect pales compared to the effect of smoking.

Question 5

will tamoxifen medicine cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

No: Tamoxifen has uses in some breast cancers. No medication cures lung cancer. Cancer is serious business and if you have questions about whether you or a loved one may have it or what's the best treatment, please get with a specialist. I'm glad you care and appreciate your asking.

Question 6

what can cause lung cancer besides smoking?

Accepted Answer

Lung cancer causes: Argon gas
Scars from previous lung injury
Asbestos exposure
Genetic susceptibility

Proliferation of neural crest origin cells- small cell/carcinoid.

Question 7

please explain why tobacco causes lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

It's complicated.: Smoking accounts for the vast majority (but not all) cases of lung cancer. Cigarette smoke contains many substances (carcinogens) that predispose to cancer. They do this in different ways, like interfering with normal lung cell functions, making them divide more rapidly or die more slowly, or by suppressing the normal immune response to tumors. Don't smoke.

Question 8

can lung cancer cause sudden mental impairment?

Accepted Answer

MS changes in lungCA: Lung ca can spread to the brain and cause changes in a persons mental status...Making them confused, headache, dizzy, nauseated, or even think they have had a stroke.It can also cause changes in blood calcium and if the calcium goes up the person can get very confused and lethargic.This can happen even when the lung cancer is still very early.

Question 9

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 10

will walking 4 hours a day delivering by traffic cause lung cancer?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily : Causes or aggravation  of lung cancer may include breathing polluted air, but I suspect different  lung conditions than cancer would result from highly polluted area. You should exercise outside, but wear a good mask is you are concerned. Smoking tobacco would be worse.

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