Does not smoking cause cancer?

Question

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Someone in the comment section mentions that the radiation from an atomic bomb actually caused lung cancer and that they just put the blame on cigarettes.

What do you think?

Answer 1

No one knows what causes cancer. Smoking is a risk factor for lung cancer, not the cause. Exposure to radiation is also a risk factor. More recently than the atomic bomb was Chernobyl and I have seen some of these survivors now in their 30’s now dying from lung cancer which is very rare at that age. I have also seen patients who worked on the bomb for our government who have also had lung cancer. There is plenty of blame to go around, but not a single source.

Answer 2

That is so unbelievably stupid... Let's think about this logically. There has been one atomic bomb used in war, during WWII in Japan. Not here, where many people still get lung cancer. Smoking has been proven to greatly increase your chances of getting lung cancer.



Radiation causes cancer, for sure, but if an atomic bomb went off here, you would know about it. In fact, you would probably be dead pretty soon after if it was close enough, so cancer would be the least of your concerns. Ignore the comments on websites like that, people who say stupid sh*t are just trying to get attention. They are uneducated and have no idea what they are talking about and spend their time in their basement trolling comments sections. Breathing any type of smoke directly into your lungs is unhealthy. If you sat beside a campfire for days and breathed in the smoke, that would be harmful.

Answer 3

I don't believe smoking causes lung cancer, my grandfather died of lung cancer and he never smoked a day in his life and dew to his employment was never around any smokers. and this below which I have cut and pasted into my answer, the part that says "it is proven to reduce lung capacity etc" I have been smoking for 40+ years and I can hold my breath under water long then any of my teenaage and adult children, as far as I'm concerned everyone has cancer in there body and who gets it depends on if something happens in there life that triggers it off. 6 hours ago To Whitelady. The reason there are no positive reports are for the already stated reasons and also I don't think smoking is actually a positive. It smells, it is proven to reduce lung capacity etc but if you read serious medical journals there have been no studies that prove the cause.

Answer 4

Wake up and smell the roses. When was the last time an atomic bomb was set off? The person who said that probably smokes and is denial. Smoke is not fresh, it goes into your lungs. You see the yellow on people's teeth, what do you think the lungs look like? Talk to a coroner and ask them what a smoker's lungs like.

Answer 5

It's a possibility, but highly unlikely, because cancer was around before atomic bombs were. Back then, cigarettes had WAY less chemicals in them as well.

Answer 6

Does not smoking cause cancer? That's like saying stabbing yourself until there is no more blood left keeps you alive.

Answer 7

cancer is in the body its a Gene. lab rats got cancer by force feeding them 1,000 cups of decaffeinated Coffee a day . lab rats got cancer by over feeding,

so if your a lab rat look out.

you can live in a sterile environment and still get cancer.

Answer 8

cigs have chemicals that cause cancer. Those chemicals infested the workers at ground zero too. Cancer is from cigerettes. It says it on the package!!!!!!

Answer 9

every thing cause cancer.

Answer 10

No, cigs cause cancer.

Answer 11

uh, yea! and why would anyone wanna smoke anyway? its frickin gross!