Passive smoking

PASSIVE SMOKING AND LUNG CANCER Lung cancer is a type of cancer that develops from epithelial cells. It begins with an uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells in the tissue that line the inner or outer surface of the lung tissues. The abnormal cells start to divide rapidly to form a lump which is known as a tumor. As tumors become more numerous and larger, they weaken the ability of the lungs to provide oxygen to the bloodstreams. A tumor can either be benign or malignant, benign tumor remains in one place and does not appear to spread at all. However, it can cause illness in various parts of the body while, malignant tumor spreads to the other part of the body through the bloodstreams. Once a tumor is developed in the blood vessels, its cells…

better suited for exploring these considerations than that of big tobacco and the recent banning of cigarette advertising in various countries. In India, an on-going battle with big tobacco has been raging, in an effort to “send a message” to Indians and to Indian youth that discourages smoking. However, like other governments embroiled in such a situation, the process is not clear cut. Arguments in favour of the tobacco ban are extensive and obvious. These include statistics garnered from years…

their commercials. In watching the No on 56 ones I felt that they were more repetitive and did not really convince me to vote their way. Their commercials really only had one problem with saying yes on proposition 56, and that was, that it is a tax money grab by insurance companies and special interests and not where they believe the money should go. This was repeated over and over and they failed to acknowledge that there’s anything wrong with smoking, which I found…

Analysis of the Ban on Tobacco Ads by the Government of India It is widely known that tobacco is hazardous to one’s health, but it begs the question ‘what role does government play in protecting its citizens from such a product?’ This was a question that the Government of India (GOI) set out to resolve. In 2001, the GOI implemented a ban on tobacco advertising, as well as tobacco companies’ ability to sponsor public events, in hopes that youth would be deterred from using tobacco products (Ban…

clear, and persuasive message, and intimate knowledge of your target audience is critical. Unfortunately, for too long, the American tobacco industry have been aware of this, and have run direct mail campaigns that encourage smoking, particularly targeting younger demographics. Empirical…

fumes that are released when another person is smoking. This is known as passive smoking, which is the involuntary inhaling of smoke from someone else’s cigarette, pipe, or cigar. It is unfortunate that even though there are designated areas for smokers have a cigarette or two, they do not always respect the space of others. Not only are adults dealing with the health repercussions of second-hand smoke but children are being subjected to this as well. There have been studies done to show the…

that second hand smoking is harmful or that football players are at risk of brain damage, the tobacco industry and NFL will attempt to falsify the claims without proper evidence. The process by which the industries attempt to falsify the claims lacks in reliability and does not make clear the effects of the products to the public. Industries should be reevaluating their products to figure out whether or not the products are actually harmful. For better evaluations of the products,…

Cigarettes. Tobacco. Second-hand smoke. Cancer. Over the years, many lawsuits have been brought against tobacco companies. However, it was not until the late 1990s and early 2000s that any progress was made. The case, U.S. v. Philip Morris, Inc. was groundbreaking, as it was the first case in which a major tobacco company had to pay a large sum of money to a plaintiff (Tobacco). Since then, legislation such as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 has been passed,…

Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in men and women in the U.S. The main cause of lung cancer is smoking. (American Cancer Society Inc., 2015) Smoking weakens our body’s immune system due to the chemicals (carcinogens) that are found in cigarettes. I don’t think people realize how damaging these chemicals are to their bodies or maybe they do and just don’t think it will happen to them. Smoking not only causes cancer it also causes other health issues such as heart disease,…

Smoking claims the lives of about 13,000 people every day. This staggering number does not even include the deaths caused by secondhand smoking. This unhealthy trend is becoming more and more of a problem. In order to break down and analyze the effects and elements that make up an anti-smoking ad, a rhetorical analysis will be applied. The advertisement, provided by The County of Orange Health Care Agency, exemplifies the horrid effects of smoking on a young, healthy, and attractive woman. The…