Why is this bad for the smoker's lung?

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If second hand smoke causes lung cancer why wasn't there for more lung cancer in the 1950's among non-smokers?

"over the 1950s and 1960s...the annual incidence of lung cancer among nonsmokers is only a few per hundred thousand," http://txtwriter.com/onscience/articles/…

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Secondhand smoke doesn't cause lung cancer. If you think about it, you aren't breathing in the tar along...

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Why did all u smokers get started? don't you ever worry about dying from lung cancer or any diseases......

im writing a report on smoking for school and ive never realley thought about this before. 4.8 million people die each year from smoking and another 30 thousand to 60 thousand around those people die from second hand smoke.dont any of you smokers ever...

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i'd suggest you read The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr. He gives you a wonderful overview on...

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This link exactly has what you are looking for http://cancernewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2006/11/why-do...

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I go to a smokers house a few times a month. Will i get lung cancer?

i have t go to a smokers house a few times a month. It smells bad there and when i get home my clothes smell bad. 2 smokers live in the house. Will i get lung cancer from this? i do not live with a smoker. Will i get lung cancer?

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Most likely not. The left over smell is not an issue, it is the actual second hand smoke that can cause...

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Gene linked to some smokers’ lung cancer?

Acquired defects in the FGFR1 gene could play a role in malignancies, study finds An overproduced receptor protein that shows up in a subset of lung cancers may offer a target of opportunity for new drugs and a glimmer of hope for some patients, researchers...

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cool study, but this is not really a question and does not belong on yahoo answers.

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What percentage of smokers get lung cancer?

We always hear 90% of lung cancer is caused by smoking, but not how many smokers get lung cancer.

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Some of the answers here are amazingly stupid. Approximately 8% of white male smokers in the United...

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What is the average age that smokers get lung cancer?

Statistically speaking, what is the average age that smokers who develop lung cancer are diagnosed? Again statistically speaking, how long has the average lung cancer patient who acquired the disease through smoking been smoking?

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Statistically, the lung cancers can occur after about 20 years of smoking...though the longer one smokes...

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Asbestos can cause a variety of lung diseases, including lung cancer. There is a synergistic effect...

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A study was done in the United States that found this to be true but no reason was given.

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Smoking will fuse air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs, thereby reducing the surface area available for the...

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