Denizli Özel Egekent Hospital Medical Oncology Specialist Dr. Nail Özhan drew attention to the significant effects of smoking on lung cancer.
Pointing out that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both women and men worldwide, Dr. Nail Özhan said: “Factors such as the number of cigarettes smoked daily, duration of smoking, early age of starting, depth of inhalation, tar content, and passive exposure to cigarette smoke all increase the risk of lung cancer.”
Defining passive smoking as “exposure to environmental tobacco smoke despite not smoking oneself,” Dr. Nail Özhan gave the following warnings:
“Passive smoking not only causes heart disease and other health issues but also increases the risk of lung cancer. For individuals who do not smoke but are passively exposed to cigarette smoke at home or in the workplace, the risk of developing lung cancer increases by 20–30 percent. This is because cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals, hundreds of which are toxic, and over 50 of which are directly carcinogenic.”