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Could you get cancer from a few puffs of a cigarette?

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Dr. Carlos Encarnacion answered

Specializes in Medical Oncology

This is a good....: ...Question that i hate to answer because i don't want to give the wrong message. It would be very unlikely to get cancer from a "few puffs". That said, we don't know what triggers every single cancer or how much is necessary to do it. Also, one puff can lead to a lifetime addiction with all the bad it entails. My advise: stay away from tobacco in all forms and don't even give it a try.

Answered 3/4/2014

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