Smoking Can Cause Stage 3 Lung Cancer
Article by Paige Reed
One of the most important causes of diseases worldwide is tobacco smoking. 4 million people die each year because of diseases caused by tobacco smoking. Every eight seconds, one person dies. One third of the adults’ worldwide population still smoke.
Smoking is the cause 90% of all stage 3 lung cancer deaths in men and 80% in women. The tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 molecules, but only 43 are known to cause cancer. Some of these chemicals are added through processing for improving taste, increasing burning times, and prolonging shelf life.
Hydrogen peroxide or other oxidants in cigarette smoke turn the healthy lung cells to cancerous ones. Tobacco industry could make healthier cigarettes by removing these chemicals, while lung cancer treatments would find new methods. Over the years at least 43 to 60 different carcinogens have been found in cigarettes, according to the American Cancer Society. A carcinogen is any ingredient that has the potential to cause cancer. These ingredients include polonium, cyanide, arsenic, methoprene, benzene and carbon monoxide.
The tobacco smoke contains over 4,000 molecules, but only 43 are known to cause stage 3 lung cancer. Some of these chemicals are added through processing for improving taste, increasing burning times, and prolonging shelf life.
When cigarette smoke is inhaled, the tissue cells of the lungs are exposed to the host of carcinogens contained in the smoke. Carcinogens have the unique potential to damage and change the DNA of cells in the body. The DNA is responsible for a host of functions including how fast the cells reproduce and grow.
The topics of smoking and stage 3 lung cancer (primary carcinoma of the lung) are well documented. Tobacco smoke also causes chronic lung disease and contributes to cancer of the bladder, pancreas, and kidney. Even those who do not smoke directly, but inhale secondhand smoke, are affected by stage 3 lung cancer. Approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths caused by secondhand smoke each year.
Once a cell has been exposed to carcinogens for an extended period of time, and the DNA has been affected and the cell can become cancerous. A cancerous cell is defined as any cell in the body who’s DNA has been reprogrammed to grow at an accelerated and unstoppable rate. As the affected cells continue to grow, they cause the formation of blood vessels to supply the cells with the needed nutrients to continue growing. These cells grow into masses called tumors. Eventually these tumors grow to such a size that they begin to crowd out other cells in the lungs.
About the Author
Paige Reed is a blogger from New York. Being a health buff, he loves to blog and tackle about health related topics like stage 3 lung cancer.