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Originally Posted by myteddybear  I was just thinking about this this weekend because we went to visit my father and step mother who are super chain smokers. They smoke in the house and it's hard for us to visit but we do. They have (had 3) dogs and have just lost one recently to old age. He was 20 years old when he died. He spent his entire life with my father and always breathed his smoke. So, I wondered this weekend how he was able to live so long and not be affected by the smoke.Just interesting. |
For the same reason that not every single person that smokes gets lung cancer. Who knows? I will tell you for a fact that when I do a CAT scan of someone's chest, I can tell if they are a smoker or not. The lungs are damaged. The GREAT news is that are bodies have an amazing ability to heal themselves, and your lungs can repair themselves if you stop. It DOES increase your risk tremendously of developing many health related issues, not just cancer. Yes- you may luck out and your pets and children as well and may never develop cancer, but why take a chance? In my humble opinion, there are enough unknowns about cancer causes that if I know for a fact that I can do something to decrease that risk for myself and my household, I am going to do it.