There are 4000 diferent chemicals compounds found in cigarette smoke and of these 43 are known carcinogens and a further 200 have been identified as poisonous. With these two figures alone it should come as no suprise that one in two smokers die from a smoking related disease, that cigarettes are the leading cause of preventable disease or that breathing in these toxic chemicals on a day to day basis will eventually result in some serious smoking side effects.
These smoking side effects can have an impact on every organ within the human body and although some of the consequences of smoking are treatable, long term smoking results in a number of untreatable diseases which cut life short.
One problem with these smoking diseases is that they are insidious, unnoticeable, deadly and under the rader until the health problems occur by which time treatment is often ineffective and the disease uncurable. Since these diseases can take decades to occur many smokers rationalize that they will quit smoking before any permanent health problems occur but for many smokers these are famous last words.
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Smoking Side Effects - Smoking Health Risks
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Cancer Caused By Smoking - Lung cancer would be almost non-existent if not for smoking and cigarettes result in 90% of all cases of lung cancer in men and 80% of cases in women. 90% of all oral cancer which include cancers of the lips, tongue, mouth and throat are also smoking related. Additional cancer that are triggered by smoking include kidney, pancreatic and cervical cancer.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Respiratory diseases such as Chonic Bronchitis, Emphysema and Pneumonia are three more serious smoking side effects to be aware of. Of these 75% of chronic bronchitis cases and 80% of emphysema cases are smoking related.
Cardiovascular Disease - Smoking results in the narrowing of arteries that supply oxygen and blood to the heart and can result in Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Attack and Stroke. The figures estimate that smokers have a 70% higher rate of coronary heart disease and are twice as likely to suffer from a heart attack and five time more likely to suffer a stoke than are non-smokers.
The side effects of smoking do however go far beyond the heart and lungs and can impact organs within the body from head to toe. Moving from head to toe, here are some additional smoking side effects:
- Smoking can have an adverse effect on hair and smokers are more likely to go gray earlier than non-smokers. In an article published in Science News (January 11, 1997) J. G. Mosley of the Leigh Infirmary in Lancashire, England, smokers are 4 times more likely to have gray hair. Accelerated hair loss has also been linked to smoking.
- Smokers age earlier than non-smokers. The smokers face is characterized by more lines and wrinkles, discoloured skin tone and gauntness in facial features resulting from the loss of skin elasticity and can add 10-20 years to your natural age in terms of appearance.
- Smoking can restrict blood flow to the ears and has been reported to impair hearing. According to a study "Cigarette Smoking and Hearing Loss - The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study" published in the Journal of the American Mediacal Association, June 1998, smokers are more likely to suffer from hearing loss than non-smokers and the risk is increased with duration of smoking and intensity of smokin.
- Smoking can increase the risk of cataracts and mucular degeneration in later life. The estimates suggest that smokers are three times more likely to develop cataracts and at double the risk of developing the vision problem macular degeneration later in life those that of non-smokers.
- Smoking not only stains the teeth but also restricts oxygen and blood flow to the gums and can increase the risk of gum disease such as gingivitis and periodontitis with smokers three time more likely to suffer from tooth loss due to periodontitis than those that do not smoke.
- Female smokers are at a greater risk of developing osteoporosis (Brittle Bone Disease) and an increased risk of bone fractures later in life. Smoking cigarettes reduce the level of calcium absorsed from food which is a mineral that makes bones rigid and those women that smoke can experience the menopause earlier and accelerated bone loss due to a decline in estrogen levels.
- Smoking affects both sexual and reproductive health. Men in their 30's and 40's who smoke can have a 50% increased chance of impotence. Male smokers also have sperm that is 20% less mobile than that of non-smokers and female smokers can have irregular menstrual cycles and even experience anovulation.
- Peripheral vascular disease is more common in smokers. Smoking affects the circulatory system and can result in the blood vessels to the legg and feet becoming blocked, narrorowed, or weakened due to atherosclerosis and the hardening of the arteries. If not treated or reversed this can lead to gangrene and the loss of a limb.
Smoking affects you from the inside-out and if a smoker could see the damage caused by smoking on the inside then they would think twice before lighting another cigarette. Every eight seconds, someone dies from a smoking related disease but it is never too late to quit.
The human body has a remarkable ability to repair itself and as long as you stop smoking before permanent and untreatable damage is done it is possible to repair the damage done to the heart and lungs and achieve the level of health of that of a non smoker and the health benefits begin to occur the moment you stop smoking.
Once you stop smoking blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal and during the first 48 hours the bronchial tubes within the lungs begin the process of recovery and a smoker will notice their sense of taste and smell improving. After 4 weeks most smokers will also notice their smokers cough has ceased and overall energy levels have increased.
3-9 months after stopping smoking overall lung efficiency will have improved by 5-10% and after 1 year the risk of coronary heart disease will be half that of a smoker and the risk of stroke will be that of a non smoker within 5 years of stopping smoking.
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Finally within a 10 year period the risk of lung cancer will be half that of a smoker and within 15 years the risk of coronary heart disease will be that of a non smoker. Although full recovery from smoking may seem a long process, stopping smoking will add year to your life and the sooner you quit smoking the better.
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