What are some diseases caused by smoking?

Answer by  bean11 (2803)

The biggest problem with smoking is that it is addictive, and can cause nicotine addictions that will last the rest of your life. It also causes lung and throat cancer.

Answer by  klvan (421)

Tell your son that he has many diseases in store for him if he wants to take up smoking. These include mouth and throat cancer, heart disease and cardiovascular disease.

Answer by  juliestaub (60)

In the short term you can develop bad breath, yellow teeth, and bad skin. In the long term you can develop gum disease, lung cancer, skin cancer, and chronic respiratory diseases. Tell him that unless he wants to carry around an oxygen tank when he's older, he should quit.

Answer by  sharon4595 (650)

Smoking causes lung cancer for number one. It effects your health in so many ways everything from heart disease to stained teeth.

Answer by  kungfukid (1241)

Smoking causes lung cancer, bladder cancer, throat cancer, sore throat, and also those same diseases are caused by breathing in second hand smoke.

Answer by  Zoe (2369)

Aside from lung cancer which most people know about, emphysema is another threat, as is cancer of the mouth. Also smoking around people who are allergic can have bad results. If you want to tell him about more short-term consequences, chain smokers tend to lose teeth and have very foul breath. It won't make him appealing to other people.