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How Cigarette smoking causes Lung cancer?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by
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Cigarette smoking is the main cause of lung cancer. Lung cancer is mainly caused due to uncontrolled growth of cells in tissues of the lung. This uncontrolled growth may lead to metastasis.Metastsis is a disease which spreads from one organ to another organ or to adjacent organs. Majority of lung cancers are carcinomas which are derived from epithelial cells. Most of the cancer related deaths happening around the world are due to lung cancer. Recent survey shows that about 1.3 million people die due to lung cancer.
The two main types of lung cancer are small cell lung carcinoma and non small cell lung carcinoma. They are classified on the basis of treatment. The non small cell lung carcinoma is treated with the help of surgery and small cell carcinoma is treated by chemotherapy and radiation. A prolonged exposure to tobacco can cause lung cancer. Lung cancer may sometimes occur in non smokers as well. This may be due to genetic factors or exposure to radon gas, asbestos or sometimes may due to air pollution which may include second hand smoking as well.
Lung cancer can be viewed by methods like chest radiograph and computed tomography (CT )scan. A biopsy is used to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment and prognosis depends on the type of cancer, performance status of the patient and the stage of the disease. The various treatments given to a patient with lung cancer may include radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery. The person may or may not survive and it depends on the stage of the disease, overall health and some other factors. But it is found that five year survival rate for a people with lung cancer is found to be only 14%.
Some of the common symptoms of lung cancer are shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, chest pain or pain in abdomen, loss of appetite, coughing up blood difficulty in swallowing and weight loss.

To save yourself quit smoking at the earliest.

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How to quit smoking at the earliest?

Posted on July 31, 2010 by
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So whats that special with a smoker?Smoking is something through which one himself spoils his health.Recently it was a big news that Hollywood actor Russel Crowe, who was a regular smoker quit smoking.Through regular smoking you get addicted to Nicotine and after a certain level its difficult to quit smoking.But its not at all impossible,follow these tips to quit smoking.

8 tips to quit smoking easily

1.Intake more water or other fluids.

Have more water  or other drinks like juice etc so that your body gets flushed out of Nicotine and Tobacco.

2.Take Deep breaths once you want to smoke.

Experts have said that taking long deep breath can help you not to smoke once you want to smoke.Fill fully your lungs and breath out very slowly.

3.Avoid Sugar,Coffee,Alcohol.

Strictly avoid Alcohol,sugar and coffee for some period as they are stimulants which  increases your desire for Nicotine.Once you get drunk your desire for Cigarettes will increase exponentially,you may think to have just one puff and you might continue smoking.

4. Go to a gym or have regular exercise.

If you are physically healthy you will get healthy mentally also and your desire for Cigarettes should cease periodically.Many men have tried this technique to quit smoking very easily.

5.Have something in your mouth once you want to smoke.

Choosing a substitute will help you a lot to quit smoking,say chewing gum,artificial cigarettes are very helpful.

6.Avoid the company of Smokers for some weeks.

Its being said that a regular smoker get the most tendency to smoke when he sees someone smoking.So avoid the company of other smokers or request them not to smoke in front of you.

7.Read articles  and watch videos about the harmful effects of  Smoking.

Motivation is very much necessary for a venture,so that you need to be motivated all the time.So watch some videos which is available all over the internet about the side effects of Smoking.Always think that by regular smoking you can get heart attack, stroke, or cancer.

8.You save money too!

Just remember that you are spending your own money to buy some Dreaded Diseases in future,Try saving or spending the same money on some other things you feel good.

Some Facts about cigarette smoking

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Some facts about cigarette smoking

Posted on December 31, 2009 by
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Smoking is the drawing in and puffing out of smoke from burning tobacco in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. It can damage people’s lungs and hearts leading to serious illness and can make people cough and feel short of breath.

The U.S Public Health Service published a report on January 11, 1964 stating that cigarette smoking is an important cause of lung cancer and other deadly diseases. Cigarette packages must bear a wrote warning that smoking is dangerous. The government‘s warning was gave only after ten of the country’s outstanding doctors studied scientific evidence for more than one year. When their studies were finished, all ten doctors agreed that a warning should be issued.

Tobacco smoke have tiny amounts of tars and nicotine. Tars take form as tobacco burns. Tars coat the lungs and the cilia, the ‘cleaning brushes’ of the lung’s bronchial tubes ,cannot brush our germs and dust as they should. Nicotine is a drug contained in tobacco leaves. It makes the heart beat faster and also speeds up breathing.

The use of tobacco for smoking probably began with the American Indians. Smoking soon became fashionable in the courts of Europe.

Cigarette smokers often inhale the tobacco smoke into their lungs. They’re more likely to be affected by the harmful substances in smoke than cigar and pipe smokers who usually don’t inhale. But pipe and cigar smokers absorb nicotine that might injure the heart and thus being prone to heart borne diseases.

CIGARETTE SMOKING IS INJURIOUS TO HEALTH

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