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Smoking causes cancer of prostate

Scientists continue researching cancer theme and here is the latest news.

Previously it was doubtful that smoking tobacco may cause developing and dying from prostate cancer, but after twenty-four studies involving 21,600 men suffering from this disease doctors got new results. This type of cancer is the most often to show up among U.S. men.

Not to say I think this type of cancer is more dangerous than my disease, but it acts on one’s mind and emotions very bad, as well as causing serious pain.

In the American Journal of Public Health, Huncharek and colleagues report results of their analysis – a research method that illuminates risks better than previous individual studies other scientist did.

In eight studies that did provide more in-depth number of cigarettes smoked per day in nearly 8,700 men, Huncharek’s team estimates 30 percent greater risk of dying from prostate cancer in the heaviest smokers versus nonsmokers.

They likewise estimate 22 percent greater chance for developing prostate cancer in the heaviest smokers, so it’s connected to the amount of packs you smoke.

But Huncharek stressed that even such studies do not show an individual smoker’s chance for developing or dying from prostate cancer when compared with their nonsmoking counterparts.

So he with his colleagues from the research institute are looking forward for additional research that quantifies how the number of packs and duration of smoking affects risk for developing the disease.

This may appear interesting for men who worry about their men’s health, as well as for fathers of sons. In my opinion such information is something to worry about.

Interesting story came to me one day when I was searching for information associated with cancer and cigarette smoking. This is a story of a cancer survivor, so it’s even closer for me than you can imagine.

Rick Bender performed at Montana State University with his story in front of an audience of 30 people – students and academic staff. His story was about his struggle for life – he had got an aggressive for of mouth cancer.

According to his words Rick began using smokeless tobacco in the age of 12 because he wanted to be “a good old boy” for his friends. Then he though that spit tobacco will be much safer than smoking it, and this will underline his individuality, so he started to use Copenhagen snuff. In those times there was a heavy advertising of snuff on TV – star football players advised to use snuff instead of smoking tobacco.

The thing happened when Bender was only 26 years old – he suffered from painful sores on his tongue. According to doctor’s words the only thing they could do in order to save Rick’s life was part amputation of his tongue. By the way, till this time he was already using up to one can a day.

I am familiar with the way he had got to pass. Rick Bender underwent 12 hours of surgery and radiation therapy, and more surgeries. Besides loosing part of his tongue, his nerves were damaged during operation on his lymph nodes – his right arm suffered fro 25% move damage.

Rick’s story is enlightening like it is, but besides this Rich also added many other things – now he spreads his word about the threat that spit tobacco possesses – in schools, Indian reservations, universities and public houses. Every can contains as much nicotine as three or four packs of cigarettes and 28 cancer-causing chemicals, he said. Spit tobacco is connected with gum disease, mouth cancer, nicotine addiction, heart disease, stroke, throat cancer and other diseases.

Rick stresses that even nowadays tobacco advertising is too heavy, and billions are spent on popularizing tobacco use in the countries of 3-rd world: Africa, Asia. The main idea is – using chewing tobacco is not safer than smoking

So be aware too.

Frequently I search for new interesting researches taken on cancer by scientists.

Recently I’ve found something on this theme – doctors from Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center claim that patients with head or neck cancer, who once smoked or if they are current tobacco users, linked to human papillomavirus, known as HPV, have much worst outcomes of their cancer.

Scientists stress that in this case people with neck or head cancer need much more aggressive treatment, no matter if they are former or current smokers.

The problem is cancer recurrence. People with HPV-positive tumors are 5 times more likely to have their cancer recur.

Study author Thomas Carey, Ph.D., professor of otolaryngology and pharmacology, co-director of the Head and Neck Oncology Program at the Comprehensive Cancer Center says that because the effect of HPV is so strong in giving a good prognostic picture, they were surprised that smoking still remains a great issue to affect the outcome.

One hundred twenty-four people with advanced oropharyngeal cancer were taken. They had HPV DNA in their tumors, in which was HPV that is a major factor in oropharyngeal cancer development. Twenty-two of the HPV-negative patients were tobacco users, and about two-thirds of the 102 HPV-positive patients were tobacco users – former or current.

Here are results: 6% of those who had never been tobacco users had a recurrence, while 19% among former smokers and 35% of current tobacco users.

In my opinion, this is not the only thing about smoking that can be connected with cancer – this two have much more in common. Smoking plays great role not only in development, but also in appearance of cancer within the smokers group.

“Quit Smoking” blog site (http://www.tonewplanet.com/) was created for different purposes, but initial one is my personal tragedy and it’s consequences.

My name is James Bliss and I was born in 1974 in Leeds (UK). The beginning is standard, as well as it’s continuation – standard, but still sorrowful. In 2009 doctors diagnose me lung cancer, after I went to consult them about abnormal symptoms. “Adenocarcinoma, which was on 1A stage” – people in white overalls told me I am lucky one. “One A” stage of cancer is the best diagnosis for people with non-small cell lung carcinoma.

For me this was it. Of course I stopped smoking; this was the only chance for me to save my life. Instead of this I started my blog – here I want to share with you something I’ve understood only now about the cigarettes – it’s a threat. Adenocarcinoma is the most frequently met type of cancer within the smokers group.

In my blog I’m going to post information about smoking and it’s health effects, smoking and cancer like it’s close “sequel”, other interesting information on the theme. I’ll be happy if you will react and comment my posts – this is the most important factor for me.

Hope my blog will help someone to bring sense to the idea of cessation – before it’s too late.

So, enjoy yourself on my pages!

Daily Telegraph informs that dermatologists from San Gallicano institute in Rome discovered a new disease – smoker’s acne (another type of acne vulgaris). Follicles and pores are to be blocked and then people get blemishes, spots and simple acne. This experiment was held especially for woman who smoke, in order to make them quit – if nothing else helps.

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No matter how ancient you’re or how long you have got smoked, quitting can help you live longer plus be healthier. People who stop smoking prior to age fifty cut their risk of dying during the next fifteen years in 0.5 compared with people who keep smoking. Ex-smokers get pleasure from a better quality of life with fewer illnesses from cold and flu viruses, better self-reported health, and reduced rates of bronchitis plus pneumonia.

For decades the Surgeon General has reported the health risks linked to smoking. In 1990, the Surgeon General concluded:
Quitting smoking has major and immediate health advantages for men and ladies of every one ages. These edges apply to individuals who already have smoking-connected disease and people who don’t.
Ex-smokers live longer than individuals who stay smoking.
Quitting smoking lowers the danger of lung cancer, other cancers, heart attack, stroke, and chronic lung disease.
Women who stop smoking before pregnancy or throughout the 1st three to four months of pregnancy cut back their risk of getting a coffee birth-weight baby to that of ladies who never smoked.
The health edges of quitting smoking are much bigger than any risks from the tiny weight gain (frequently less than ten pounds) or any emotional or psychological problems that can follow quitting.