Does Smoking Increase the Risks of getting Lung Cancer?

I know that the question has an obvious answer but can anyone tell me, a non smoker, why people start and continue to smoke? We know that it’s a habit like drugs or drinking that becomes an addiction, but it still does not answer why people really start even though they know all the risks. So what do we do about it? Do we ban smoking completely? Well we know that won’t happen as the Governments around the world get so much tax revenue from the trade in cigarettes.

In the UK they recently tried to reduce secondary smoke inhalation by banning smoking in offices and public buildings. This has reduced the amount of secondary smoke but has not significantly reduced Lung cancer risk or the number of habitual smokers.

A great way of describing Lung Cancer “is the breakdown in law and order of cell growth in the body”. This means that cells begin dividing and growing in any manner and the resulting chaos and breakdown in normal cell growth is called cancer. Cancer normally appears as a tumour or growth. In some cases cancer remains in its original location but in serious cases it spreads to other organs.

You cannot ignore the risks of getting lung cancer from tobacco smoke. It has been worked out that if someone smokes 20 cigarettes a day they are at a 30 times greater risk at getting lung cancer than a non smoker. Now if that smoker continues to smoke that risk of getting lung cancer continues to rise and the risk of contacting other problems like emphysema become greater.


When somebody quits smoking they are giving their body a chance of living longer and reduce the risk of getting smoking related diseases. It is not however a case of quit today better tomorrow. If the smoker has been smoking for 10 years it will take 15 years for them to reduce their risks down to that of a non smoker. So if a person started smoking at 20, quit at 30, they would be 45 before they were at the same risk as other 45 year olds.

Smoking Kills The Sex Drive!

Smoking is known to the majority of the population as a habit! In fact a filthy habit due to the mess caused by butt ends and dirty smoke. It is also know as a mass killer due to the life threatening side effects. Smoking is continuously studied for its side effects. In a study by a Dr. Jiang He, he found a new side effect that can be added to the list, it is Erectile Dysfunction (Sorry Guys). It was found that smokers who were otherwise healthy showed signs of this trait.

Whilst this was found in a group of smoking men, the group also had a number of other complaints that could cause sexual impotence, such as hypertension, diabetes, depression and a few cardiovascular diseases. When first chosen the group appeared to be of good health and good physical condition.

The research confirmed that male smokers are more likely to suffer sexual impotence/erectile dysfunction than other equal non smokers. The research showed that the amount smoked on a daily bases caused a change in the percentage of suffers of this condition.

Now if a man smokes 10 cigarettes a day he will suffer a 27% increase in risk of this complaint. Whereas, if a man smokes between 11 and 20 a day, this risk jumps up to 40%. Now on looking at smokers who smoked more than 20 a day it was noted that the percentage rose with every cigarette smoked and the average number of people expected to have this problem throughout the sample group was 41%.

To finalize the study the research team estimated that 22.7% of cases or erectile dysfunction is caused by smoking. To make matters worse it was discovered that quitting smoking did not reverse the problem. So long term smokers are causing damage that can never be repaired.