no assoiciation of smoking and cancer by Dr Alim

The biggest dangers of Smoking are that you can lose your life and what can be worse? Research shows that more lives are lost in America due to smoking related illnesses than alcohol, accidents, Aids and Homicide put together. That itself should explain what the dangers of Smoking can be. The people who live with the smoker also face the dangers of Smoking. They become passive smokers and are exposed to the smoke day in and out. The smoke that comes out by burning tobacco can harm people as long as it lingers in the air. Many books and internet articles have been written about the dangers of Smoking and most of them are very informative also. Cigarettes though very simple to look at, contain more than 700 chemical additives that are harmful for the human body and the environment. These are the dangers of Smoking that are associated with the cigarette. There are more dangers of Smoking associated with the nicotine content of the cigarette. Nicotine is a naturally found substance in tobacco and it can cause physical and mental addiction to the person who consumes it. It also ends up manipulating the heart rate and as a result the blood pressure of the person who is consuming it. These are harmful to the person because it is making the blood flow abnormal. Moreover the actual dangers of Smoking are when people who do not smoke tobacco directly also face it and go through the same. What's In a Cigarette? Cigarettes contain over 4,000 chemicals, with over 43 known to cause cancer. Acetone - nail polish Acetic acid-vinegar Ammonia-floor/toilet cleaner Arsenic-poison Butane-cigarette lighter fluid Cadmium-rechargeable batteries Carbon monoxide-car exhaust fumes DDT/Dieldrin-insecticides Ethanol-alcohol Formaldehyde-preserver of dead bodies Hexamine-barbeque lighter Hydrogen cyanide-gas chamber poison Methane-swamp gas Methanol-rocket fuel Nitrous Oxide Phenols-disinfectant Nitrobenzene-gasoline additive Nicotine-insecticide/addictive drug Napthalene-moth balls Stearic acid-candle wax Toluene-industrial solvent Vinyl Chloride-makes PVC Around 90% of lung cancer cases are caused by tobacco smoking and, in addition, the 2002 IARC Working Group concluded that tobacco smoking can also cause cancers of the following sites: upper aero-digestive tract (oral cavity, nasal cavity, nasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus), pancreas, stomach, liver, lower urinary tract (renal pelvis and bladder), kidney, uterine cervix and myeloid leukaemia. There are 52 MILLION Americans who are cigarette smokers. 400,000 people in America DIE every year due to smoking related illnesses. There is no reason to remain in the count. Save yourself today. SOME GREAT REASONS FOR QUITTING Quitting smoking is one of the most important things you will ever do. Heres why: You will live longer and live better. Quitting will lower your chances of having a heart attack, stroke, or cancer. If you are pregnant, quitting smoking will improve your chances of having a healthy baby. The people you live with, especially your children, will be healthier. You will have extra money to spend on things other than cigarettes.