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Identify the cause and effect relationship of smoking and lung cancer:
Title: Identify the cause and effect relationship of smoking and lung cancer:
Category: Social Sciences
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Identify the cause and effect relationship of smoking and lung cancer:
A case study: LUNG CANCER:
Definition: Uncontrolled growth of tumours in the lungs
Causes: There is a obvious link between smoking and lung cancer. Tobacco smoke contains many carcinogens such as benzene
Effect: As the tumour grows, the air sacs in the lungs are destroyed and breathing becomes difficult. The lungs collapse and abscess and the patient may begin coughing up blood
Statistical Information:
- Mass production of cigarettes began in 1880 - free cigarettes were given to …showed first 75 words of 209 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 209 total…responsible for lung cancer.
- In the 1970s, as the numbers of female smokers began to increase, lung cancer became the number one cause of cancer death.
- Studies have shown a correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked each day and the risk of contracting lung cancer at an earlier stage
* Also, a gradual decrease in the numbers of people smoking in the past 20 years has been mirrored by a decrease in sufferers of lung cancer
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