It has been demonstrated for many times that smoking is associated with a lot of adverse health effects and, generally, with poor overall health. The troubles caused by smoking extend beyond the well-reported links with cancer, heart disease and respiratory illnesses. Smoking has been found guilty to cause impotence, ulcers and fertility problems and it's doesn't just harm smokers.
Heavy smokers can decrease their risk of lung cancer if they dramatically cut down the number of smoked cigarettes per day. This is an important news, as only a minority of smokers can quit smoking completely. They must learn that the more they can reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke, the more they will decrease their risk of lung cancer.
On the other hand, recent studies concluded that there is not a safe level for smoking as light smokers also had significantly higher death rates than those who had never smoked. This rate is 1.5 times higher generally.
Researches concluded: Men and women who smoke 1-4 cigarettes a day are almost three times as likely to die of coronary artery disease. Men who smoke one to four cigarettes daily are almost three times as likely to die by heart disease. Women who smoke one to four cigarettes daily increase almost five times the chance of dying from lung cancer.
Researches also concluded the only way to protect smokers from cancer, heart disease, and other killer diseases is to quit completely. |
