hi, i have been smoking for more or less 5 years an average of 5-6 cigarettes a day. now i stopped since 1 year. do i have a high lung cancer risk?

Question

I'm 22 years old and have been smoking cigarettes for 10 years...I've been around it all my life tho...Do I have a good chance to get lung cancer?

Answer 1

Interesting: Check this smoking study:Results: There were 37,078 women in the analytic cohort. Compared with the never smokers, former smokers had an elevated lung cancer risk (relative risk, 6.6; 95% confidence interval, 5.0 to 8.7) up to 30 years after smoking cessation for all former smokers http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/21/5/921.abstract

Answer 2

Lung CA: The best way to prevent lung cancer, is to quit smoking altogether, as most cases of lung cancer are secondary to tobacco abuse. Speak to your docotr about options to help you quit.

Answer 3

Varies: The lag time for the development of lung cancer, if one develops, depends on the genetic make up of the individual, other carcinogens to which one may be exposed, nutrition, environmental pollution etc. It is not a good idea to think that one can quit before cancer develops. Tobacco increase the risk of cancer even after one quits. So the sooner one quits the better.

Answer 4

A half pack per day: Smoker is at high risk for developing many cancers and cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Many write on this forum about "how long" can I do tis, or "when" will it happen. It is expensive, dumb and risky to smoke, and a half pack is a lot. Stop now, if you can, and you may find it is already not in your control; it in fact controls you and you are a slave to nicotine.

Answer 5

Stop smoking now: You dont want to wait until you have cancer and then plan to stop smoking. Prevention is the best. The best way to prevent yourself or decrease the risk from getting any smoking related cancer- is by -not smoking any cigarette at all. Please stop smoking now. There is a good site where you can check your risk, however- http://nomograms.Mskcc.Org/lung/riskassessment.Aspx.

Answer 6

Yes: Any exposure to carcinogens can result in cancer. Smoking and being around second hand smoke are know causes of cancer. It will be one of the best things you have ever done for yourself to quit smoking. Just do it. Help is available too!

Answer 7

Yes: Although not a pack a day exposure any cigarette smoking is causative of lung cancer. Even spouses who don't smoke but are exposed to chronic second hand smoke have an increase risk of lung cancer. Quit now before it's too late.

Answer 8

Yes: Smoking > 100 cigarettes increases the risk of lung cancer more than the general population.

Answer 9

Yes: Yes, inhaled carcinogens from cigarettes first hand or second hand increases risk for lung cancer. Check this link: http://www.Cancer.Net/cancer-types/lung-cancer/risk-factors-and-prevention.

Answer 10

Higher than nonsmoke: The chance is that your risk to develop lung cancer is still significantly higher than non-smoker person. Why you have to push your luck further on this. It is never too late to quit smoking.

Answer 11

Higher than nonsmoke: The chance that you develop lung cancer is still significantly higher than other people who don't smoke. Why do you have to push your luck on this matter. It is never too late to quit smoking.

Answer 12

Best to stop: Look up and use a smoking risk calculator. Makes you think.

Answer 13

Yes: Stop now and your risk will decrease back to close to the non smoking rate.

Answer 14

Yes and yes: http://goo.gl/kkxkn genetics impact on when one develops cancer. Risk of cancer is associated with amount of exposure and duration of exposure. Tobacco exposure is associated with numerous cancers as well as other non-cancer diseases such as heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease. The sooner you quit the better your long term chance of healthy survival.

Answer 15

No: But the most addicting drug known to man is nicotine. Stop while you still can.

Answer 16

See below: You are 25 year old, it would very unlikely that this is lung cancer; however, it is very important to quit smoking;.

hi, i have been smoking for more or less 5 years an average of 5-6 cigarettes a day. now i stopped since 1 year. do i have a high lung cancer risk?

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