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Title: Lungs Cancer Myths & Facts


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Lungs Cancer
  • Myths Facts

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Introduction
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Myth 1 No immediate benefits of quitting
smoking if you have smoked for years.
Fact Quitting smoking has immediate benefits.
Blood circulation improves and lungs work better.
And lung cancer risk drops over the time.
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Myth 2 Using Pipes and Cigars do not generate
any risk of lung cancer Fact They are as risky
as cigarettes. They cause risk for cancers of
mouth, lungs, throat and esophagus. Cigar smoking
can also get risk of heart disease.
Myth 3 Light Cigarettes are safer. Fact Light
cigarettes are as risky as regular ones.
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Myth 4 Smoking is the only cause of lung
cancer Fact Lung cancers biggest risk factor
is no doubt smoking, but there also exist other
reasons. The second most common cause of lung
cancer is radon (odorless radioactive gas).
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Myth 5 Talcum Powder is one of the
reasons Fact There is no clear link between
lung cancer and talcum powder. People working
with other chemicals, like asbestos and vinyl
chloride, have higher possibility of getting this
disease.
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Q U I T
Anyone finds out any symptoms related to lungs
cancer and feel discomfort in chest than you must
visit nearest cancer specialist and get proper
treatment at early stage.
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