Question:
Isn't lung cancer a choice?
2018-06-06 05:46:04 UTC
The vast majority of lung cancer are from people CHOOSING to smoke cigarettes so isn't lung cancer more of a choice than a disease?
Twelve answers:
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2018-06-08 14:49:12 UTC
No, and yes, science has become old, that I don,t know, every day we eat badly and lung suffers or an again but smoke, so much thing are said now and when seriously panics the person that is addressed of this sickness, so the person is progressing lung problem.
Amaretta
2018-06-07 22:50:57 UTC
Lung cancer is often the result of the choice to start smoking. But many people (such as Frank Sinatra) smoke for decades without developing lung cancer. Most people start smoking in their teens (usually their early teens) when their judgment is poor and they enjoy taking risks because they feel that nothing bad is going to happen to them. Then the nicotine causes addiction and many of them are unable to quit when they want to.



http://www.lung.org/lung-health-and-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/lung-cancer/resource-library/lung-cancer-fact-sheet.html
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2018-06-06 22:45:18 UTC
I believe that most doctors will tell you that you're incorrect. The vast majority of lung cancers are NOT caused by smoking. Most lung cancers are caused by air pollution or other factors in the environment that are out of your control. I have two friends who developed lung cancer and neither of them ever smoked a day in their life, nor were they ever around anyone who smoked, so they weren't exposed to second-hand smoke either.
Teddy's Mom Chiliswoman
2018-06-06 19:51:09 UTC
Wrong. There are many reasons people have lung cancer that have nothing to do with smoking. It is wrong to blame anyone for a life threatening disease, especially if they are over 50. Younger than 50, if they are smokers, they deserve little sympathy.

1. Passive smoking. You live with a smoker. This could include a child raised by a smoker.

2. Exposure to radon gas. 15% of home in the US have radon gas leaks which are odorless.

3. Asbestos. Often in older homes and commercial buildings. Getting rid of it often causes as much damage as it does. People have employment where they get exposed to it.

4. Air pollution. If you live where there is a high concentration of pollution it impacts your lungs. A lifetime of exposure can cause cancer.

5. Heredity. If your parents had it for whatever reason, your chances of getting it are harder.
fodaddy19
2018-06-06 18:54:23 UTC
Not necessarily, smoking isn't the the only reason someone gets lung cancer. It's entirely possible to have never smoked a single cigarette in your live and still end up with lung cancer.
lo_mcg
2018-06-06 14:41:32 UTC
No more a choice than traffic accidents or sporting injuries - those injured or killed knew the statistics and risks, after all...



Like most cancers, lung cancer is a disease of ageing. Most people currently with smoking related cancers are over 60. They grew up in a time when just about everyone smoked - when I was a child I thought it was just something all adults did, and assumed I would too some day. It's a wonder I never started smoking.



In those days the full dangers of smoking weren't understood. And still today, most people who smoke started in their teens, when not only did they not fully comprehend the dangers, but smoking is considered cool and adult - and it's an addiction.



Put the responsibility for this ‘choice’ where it really lies - the companies that continue to manufacture and promote cigarettes, the governments that allow them to do so because they want the revenue. In short, those who make a profit from other people's suffering.



Nobody chooses to have cancer, and nobody deserves cancer.
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2018-06-06 13:45:43 UTC
Are you honestly so stupid that you think that smoking is the only cause of cancer (even lung cancer)?
?
2018-06-06 06:10:53 UTC
there are tons of factors..not everyone with lung cancer had smoked.. there are many hazardous occupations which expose people to carcinogens (toxic fumes) ..here are a few as examples; coal miners, firefighters, people exposed to asbestos, people who have worked in chemical manufacturing, chimney sweeps, construction workers (exposure to dust and paint fumes), textile workers, welders, smelters, etc..



no one was really aware of these dangers until about the 90's when older workers in these industries started getting sick and dying from long term exposures. O.S.H.A. now has strict regulations on employers to notify their employees of the risks exposures can cause, and they must provide their employees with protective equipment to use on the job to reduce exposure
LeRoy
2018-06-06 06:00:41 UTC
No, people think it is not going to happen to them.
thinkingtime
2018-06-06 05:50:22 UTC
There are a number of people suffering from lung cancer who were exposed to second hand smoke in homes and offices. Judge not lest you be judged one day.
2018-06-10 19:15:34 UTC
Those who choose to smoke surely are increasing the unhealthlness of their lungs and heart and body in general.



I never heard of smoking making you healthier.



But I think that cancer is genetic and some people have it in their DNA.
2018-06-06 05:50:31 UTC
We can't determine for sure what caused an individual's lung cancer. Smoking is a physical addiction, so I don't know if we could call it a choice. Many people try to quit but feel like they're dying from withdrawal


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