Lung and bladder cancers are related closely to cigarette smoking. If you want off cigarettes have your physician prescribe one of the nicotine patch products to you. Alcohol intake should be minimized to 1 or 2 ounces a day. Alcohol will wash out many of the water-soluble vitamins as well as increase the consumption of Vitamin C, zinc, selenium, magnesium, calcium and potassium. Alcohol in excess will increase fat deposits in the heart and decrease immune function.
Alcohol is a toxin to the bone marrow and can cause liver injury leading to hepatitis and cirrhosis.