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John Fielding,
CEO
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Smoking can increase the risk of developing lung cancer following exposure to asbestos.
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer
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The risks of smoking-caused diseases such as cancers, chronic respiratory diseases, and cardiovascular disease increase with higher cigarette consumption.
Smokers are advised to avoid smoking two weeks prior to surgery and for two weeks after surgery as smoking increases the risks of wound healing problems and may induce complications from general anesthesia.
Cigarette smoking is an important risk factor in bladder cancer in postmenopausal women, a group that has until now received little attention in the study of bladder cancer.
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Rob Bruff,
Nightclub Bouncer
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Risks of passive smoking to employees and patrons will continue.
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Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator
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Smoking cessation is the only proven, cost-effective method to reduce lung cancer risk.
Quitting smoking is essential in reducing the risks for all headaches.
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Billie Kirgan,
Machinist
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Smoking and exposure to asbestos have a multiplicative or synergistic effect on the risk of lung cancer.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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Although the risks from passive smoking are lower than from active smoking, there are no safe levels of the cancer causing chemicals in tobacco smoke.
One of the risks faced in smoking is heavy metal poisoning from the cadmium in cigarette smoke.
The risks of active smoking have been publicised over the years by various Government campaigns to encourage smokers to give up smoking.
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Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist
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The risk of developing lung cancer from passive smoking may have been overstated, British scientists have found.
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