Is it possible for me to get cancer?!
Question: Im only 13. Im actually really healthy and active everyday running. I am exposed to second hand smoke sometimes. Like for 10 minutes every saturday. Im really really healthy.
Answers: Im only 13. Im actually really healthy and active everyday running. I am exposed to second hand smoke sometimes. Like for 10 minutes every saturday. Im really really healthy.
This is a bad-news & good-news affair: bad: there are lots of different kinds of cancer, with lots of different causes - a lot of which you have little or no conntrol over!! The GOOD news is that a) Very few kids get cancer: your risk increases as you get past "middle age" - around 50 or so. Your risk at age 13 is VERY small indeed. b) Most cancers can be treated successfully and many can cured these days - especially if caught early. A yearly physical checkup is your best defence (in addition to eating healthy and staying away from as many cancer-promoting chemicals (like the ones in smoke, for example) as possible.....)., and c) Lots of good research into cancer goes on all the time: if you ever DO get it, your chances of being cured are better every year.
From New Scotland in early springtime,
Ross Mayhew.
It's possible for anyone to get cancer. You made it very hard for you to contract it, but it is still possible. It sneaks up on some people. Don't worry though. You'll be fine. You sound very well suited against it. Don't sweat it
It's possible to get cancer without being exposed to smoking or other hazards at all, but I doubt you have cancer. Talk to the smoker in your life and tell them that you don't want their smoke around you because it is a health risk and you want them to respect your right to clean air.
Yes, it is possible for you to get cancer. The smoke causes more damage to your lungs than to the one that's smoking. It doesn't matter if it is once a week. Second-hand smoking is very affective.
Decent people would go outside to smoke to prevent you breathing in THEIR smoke,if not,leave the room and keep out the way,be as rude as them,they may get the message,or just be honest and tell them your not happy with what is going on.
Anybody can get cancer.Don't worry about it,especially at your age.Normally older people get it unless you are very unlucky.
Enjoy life,don't worry about cancer.
Cancer tends to be a 'middle class' illness that rarely affects poor people who tend to die from conditions exacerbated by poor hygiene, poor housing and poor diet...
I would't worry about it if I were you,your 13, go and injoy your life.
They say that second hand smoke is worse than taking a drag off of it yourself. If you can stay away from it, that would be best. But for only 10 minutes one day a week, I think you will be okay.