Smoking And Throat Cancer

It is known to most people that smoking increases the likelihood of getting lung cancer and throat cancer. It is less known that the relationship between smoking and cancer is also applicable to other types of cancer. Cancer is a name for tumors and, which can develop by smoking not only in your lungs but also in other body parts. There is, therefore, a manifest correlation between smoking and cancer in several cases of illness.

Smoking and types of cancer
The risk of developing smoker's cancer is greater in relation to non-smokers. This applies not only to lung cancer but also to other types of cancer. For example, smoking may develop tumors in the area around the head and neck. In addition, you may think of a tumor in the mouth, but also on tongue cancer, throat cancer or cancer of the esophagus.



The risk of these forms of cancer is further increased if there is an excessive alcohol consumption in addition to smoking or in combination with a neglected oral hygiene. Scientific research has also shown that smoking involves an increased risk of developing, for example, stomach cancer, liver cancer, and pancreatic cancer.

Relationship smoking and cancer
Smokers enter nicotine and other poisonous substances and enter the lungs upon inhalation. However, the poisonous substances are also absorbed by the blood and can cause cellular damage to, inter alia, the stomach, liver, and pancreas. This makes the body cells more sensitive to the carcinogens. Also, the multi-smoking is a cause for an increased risk of developing lung cancer. Children of parents who smoke can suffer from damage and, for example, have less lung function and are affected by less well-functioning airways. All of these reasons may cause you to decide to stop smoking. Stopping smoking reduces the risk of developing cancer.

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References :

1. National Cancer Institute
2. Mayo Clinic
3. American Cancer Society