Monday, January 4, 2010

do you have to be around the person when they smoke to actually get lung cancer

do you have to be around the person when they smoke to actually get lung cancer ?
Do you have to be with them when they smoke or do you just have to be around them period? Because I have a friend that smokes . ( He doesn't smoke around me.) But i was wondering if i could get it by just being around him. Or does he have to smoke around me?
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1 :
Well a smokers clothes especially if they are a heavy smoker you are still inhaling second hand smoke. I know three things about second hand smoke. 1. It can cause Asthma 2. Can cause ear infections 3. It can cause heart diseases. Now I am not sure about cancer, but I believe it is likely.
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You can get lung cancer even if you do not smoke or never exposed or around anyone that does smoke. Smoking just increases someones 'risk' . . it doesn't mean you will get it nor does it mean that even if you never smoke a day in your life or even near someone that does . . that you still can't get it. No one knows what makes one person get cancer while someone else does not. So . . no you don't need to be around a smoker at all to get lung cancer.

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