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Lung cancer is not infectious and cannot be passed on to other people. Cigarette smoking is known to be the cause of majority of lung cancers. The risk of developing the disease increases with the number of cigarettes smoked, and starting to smoke at a young age. If a person stops smoking, the risk of lung cancer is greatly reduced that is his or her chances of developing the disease are similar to that of a non-smoker after 15 years. Lung cancer has always been more common in men, particularly over the age of 40. In recent years more women have started smoking, the number of women developing the disease has increased considerably. Inhaling other people's cigarette smoke, which is known as passive smoking, slightly increases the risk of lung disease and cancer, although the risk is still much less than if one is a smoker. In some families smokers may be more prone to developing lung cancer due to a genetic link. Exposure to certain chemicals and substances such as asbestos, uranium, chromium and nickel has been linked to lung cancer, but these are very rare causes. Though air pollution has been suspected as a cause of lung cancer it has been difficult to prove. |
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i m 22 years old , 3 years back i started smoking. i used to smoke 4 ciggarate per day . i didn't take enough food . so i lost 10 kgs in last 15 months .. now i couldn't increase my weight .. my weight is 54. height is 178. i have taken blood test n body check up . doctor told me that u don't have any mistake in your body. try to eat well.still i smoking 3 cigar daily .. i want to know because of this cigarrate only i losing weight? i became very lean .