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How long does it take before cigarette smoking to give you lung cancer?
7 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Do You FeeL Lucky?: No set answer. Depends on how much you smoke, your sex (women seem to be more sensitive), genetic susceptibility, and other enviornmental factors like air polution and radon exposure. Most smokers will never get lung cancer. All smokers will suffer from chronic lung diseases, accelerated hardening of the arteries with increased risk of stroke and heart attack. Not a good life strategy.
Answered 4/1/2013
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No: Smoking is a dose effect risk. The longer and more you smoke the greater the chances for lung cancer. Casual second hand smoke over many years is also risky.
Answered 2/6/2013
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Wish we knew: The medical community wishes we knew the answer to this question. It's not as simple as #of years smoking=risk of cancer. There are other factors related to contracting cancer - genetic disposition and other "triggers". If you're currently smoking, the sooner you quit - the better! that we know for sure. Good luck!
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