Lung cancer surgery

Yes, that’s right…it’s a health risk. What’s a health risk you may ask? A health risk is something that is a factor that increases your chance of developing a disease. To put two and two together cigarette smoking increases your risk of getting lung cancer. Now don’t get any ideas, chewing tobacco gives you those same chances. Now on to the next question.…

Lung cancer claims more lives in the United States than any other type of cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and second most diagnosed cancer in men and women in the United States (CDC, 2014). Cigarette smoking is considered the number one cause of lung cancer (CDC, 2014). The rise and fall of cigarette smoking in the United States has greatly impacted the direction we see lung cancer rates moving in. Lung…

Dihydrogen Monoxide, (also known as DHMO) is a non-flammable chemical compound and it kills thousands of people every year. Dihydrogen Monoxide is in some of our foods and drinks, and is non-toxic. Dihydrogen Monoxide causes millions and millions of dollars of damage to the environment, and it can cause severe burns when as a gas. One of the main ways people die from Dihydrogen Monoxide is from inhaling it, even in small amounts it could still be fatal. Another way people die from Dihydrogen…

reasons why there is still high cancer mortality in Appalachia. A number of sources indicate that that there is a lot of tobacco smoking in Appalachia. Tar, which is found in tobacco, is a carcinogen that causes cancer. Smokers not only endanger themselves but they make passive smokers prone to lung cancer too. Smoking has always been known as the major cause of lung cancer however, in Appalachia, it is only one of the many factors that contribute to the high cancer deaths. Regardless of the…

marketing tobacco and e-cigarettes to students (healthypeople.gov, 2016b). Why is it a health problem? Tobacco use is a serious health problem causing premature death, respiratory illnesses, cancer, heart disease and stroke and other health problems. Tobacco narrows the vascular pathways to the heart and lungs and damages these areas on a cellular level. How does it affect the community? Tobacco users in the form of secondhand smoke affect the communities. Children and infants are especially…

Cancer, asthma, and life-threatening allergies are on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is the number one cause of death for children in disease related incidences. Also, in just the past twenty years rates of asthma have doubled. A possible cause for these spikes is that in just the last 50 years over 70,000 man-made chemicals have been created. These chemicals are being added to the foods we eat and the household cleaners we use everyday to clean our homes. The…

This is meta-analysis study calculate the sensitivity and specificity of self-reports of smoking behavior using the biochemical assessments of smoking substances which are formed in the body to validate it. It was done by Donald L. Patrick, Allen Cheadle, Diane C. Thompson, Paula Diehr, Thomas Koepsell, and Susan Kinne. First, the researchers introduced the smoking as the largest preventable cause of mortality and morbidity in USA, and then introduced the importance of using biochemical…

Penile cancer, which occurs predominantly in elderly men, becomes more common with age, reaching a peak incidence at 70 years.(1) Risk factors for penile cancer include human papilloma virus (HPV) infection, smoking, phimosis and poor hygiene, while neonatal circumcision has been described as protective. Penile cancer occurs almost exclusively in uncircumcised men, with a lifetime risk of one in 100,000 globally, compared to 0.1 in 100,000 in Israel, where the majority of men are…

Kids who start smoking during childhood have higher risk of respiratory illness, decreased physical fitness and lung growth (American Lung Association). If smoking continues at this rate 5.6 million of today’s Americans younger than 18 will die from smoking related illnesses (CDC). That’s about 1 in every 13 young Americans. Smoking also causes several autoimmune diseases like…

There is no risk-free level of secondhand smoke exposure, in fact, brief exposure can be dangerous. C. Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke, is a complex mixture of gases and particles. D. Secondhand smoke is a known human cancer-causing agent; more than 250 chemicals have been identified as toxic or carcinogenic. 5. A. Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder, the main characteristic of narcolepsy is overwhelming daytime sleepiness.…