Can you get mouth cancer from smoking cigarettes

Why does smoking cause cancer?

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The two parts of cigarette smoke that cause problems in people are nicotine (an addictive drug) and “tar” — incompletely burned particles of combustion that lodge in the lungs. It is these microscopic particles that can cause can…

What is the leading cause of cancer?

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Cancer Risk Factors. Cells are the building blocks of living things. Cancer grows out of normal cells in the body. Normal cells multiply when the body needs them, and die when the body doesn’t. Cancer appears to occur when the growth of cel…

How long does it take to get cancer from smoking?

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Is it true you can get mouth cancer is you smoke cigarettes wrong?

Q: Hmm.. it sounds ridiculous and I don’t even smoke but someone I knew said it and I don’t believe it.. But is it true?Thanksxx

A: Well, there is no such thing as smoking “wrong” – if you are smoking PERIOD you are at an increased risk for cancer of the mouth and throat. There is no right way to smoke to eliminate or lower the chance of cancer – the only thing you can do to lower the risk is stop smoking. Take care 🙂

How many ciggarettes would i have to smoke to have to worry about mouth cancer?

Q: Im 14 and i smoke cigarettes every once in a while like once or twice a week but i don’t inhale how much would i have to smoke to have to worry about mouth cancer? Im a little concerned?

A: 1. You are 14 and shouldn’t be smoking anyhow. 2. There are more factors than the number of cigarettes you smoke. Cigarettes contain more that 60% cancer-causing agents. 3. It doesn’t matter if you inhale or not. 4. Smoking can also cause heart disease, emphysema and a higher risk of stroke. 5. It stains your teeth. 6. It just plain old stinks. Quit now, please. If you don’t, you’ll find yourself smoking a pack a day in the next five to ten years.

If you smoke a cigarette once, but you don’t do it right, what are the chances of getting mouth cancer?

Q: So when I was 15, I had my first cig. My friend was yelling at me because I didn’t inhale it right the first time, but got it on the next day. I quit smoking a week and a half later. Can I get mouth cancer from this?

A: Odds are no. You are fortunate you did not continue. Nicotine is such a strong drug quitting is more difficult than quitting heroin. Once the addiction take over It never leave in a life time. People fight the urge forever. Please do not ever smoke again. I have COPD, three heart attacks, three cardiac stents, 13 heart caths, high blood pressure, and emphysema. I wish I had never smoked that first one.