There are good reasons for this reaction. Every year the numbers of Canadians diagnosed with lung cancer increase. The other inhaled cancer-producing substances increase the risk for the smoker.
Lung cancer is largely preventable, and the best protection is never smoking.
For those who do smoke, quitting is the best course of action. The risk of lung cancer relates to the duration of smoking. The sooner a smoker stops smoking, the sooner the risk will cease to increase. Today lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer in men and women. Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in some organ or tissue go out of control, growing and increasing in number.