Friday, October 12, 2018

Cancer Risk Factor – Smoking


SMOKING or inhaling toxic fumes including vehicle exhaust is a major risk factor. Tobacco smoke contain thousands of chemicals, at least 70 of which are listed as carcinogens, for example:

Nicotine
Formaldehyde
Arsenic
Ammonia
Benzine
Radioactive elements (e.g., uranium)
Lead
Carbon monoxide
Nitrosamines
PAHs (Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)

Chemicals take up space that would ordinarily be occupied by oxygen, which leaves the brain slightly anoxic. Prevention strategy? Never smoke; if you smoke now, stop! Avoid inhaling side-stream smoke if at all possible. . .

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