{"id":6799,"date":"2020-02-02T19:16:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-02T19:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=6799"},"modified":"2023-02-20T12:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T09:31:14","slug":"smoking-and-respiratory-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/smoking-and-respiratory-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking and Respiratory Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/smoking-and-respiratory-disease\/#What_risks_are_linked_to_smoking\" >What risks are linked to smoking?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/smoking-and-respiratory-disease\/#Risks_from_smoking_as_they_relate_to_respiratory_disease_include_the_following\" >Risks from smoking, as they relate to respiratory disease, include the following:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/smoking-and-respiratory-disease\/#What_are_the_benefits_of_quitting_smoking\" >What are the benefits of quitting smoking?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Respiratory Disease caused by smoking kill more than 480,000 people in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In fact, smoking is directly responsible for almost 90% of lung cancer and COPD deaths.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_risks_are_linked_to_smoking\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">What risks are linked to smoking?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10972 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/lungs-in-smoking.ent_-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Smokers have an increased risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/smoking-and-respiratory-diseases\">lung disease<\/a>, including lung cancer. But they also increase their risk for other illnesses such as heart disease, stroke, and oral cancer. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Risks_from_smoking_as_they_relate_to_respiratory_disease_include_the_following\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Risks from smoking, as they relate to respiratory disease, include the following:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which\u00a0is a long-term (chronic) inflammation of the large airways and causes coughing mucus over a long period.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0Emphysema, which is a chronic lung condition affecting the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, coughing, fatigue, sleep and heart problems, weight loss, and depression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Lung cancer: This is an abnormal growth of cells resulting in masses, or tumors. It may start in the lining of the bronchi, or other areas of the respiratory system. Smoking, including secondhand smoke, is the leading cause of lung cancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_benefits_of_quitting_smoking\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">What are the benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/quit-smoking\/\">quitting smoking<\/a>?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_10974\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10974\" class=\"wp-image-10974 size-medium\" title=\"Respiratory Disease.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/%CE%B2%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%8C-%CE%BA%CE%AC%CF%80%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1.ent_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Respiratory Disease.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Respiratory Disease<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Some of the lung damage can actually be reversed once one quits smoking.\u00a0Benefits of quitting smoking may include the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Risk for lung disease is Decreased<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Ameliorates risk for heart disease<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Decreased risk for cancer<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Improved smell and taste<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Agust\u00ed A, MacNee W, Donaldson K, Cosio M. Hypothesis: does COPD have an autoimmune component? Thorax. 2003;58(10):832\u20134<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Imai K, Dalal SS, Chen ES, Downey R, Schulman LL, Ginsburg M, D\u2019Armiento J. Human collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-1) expression in the lungs of patients with emphysema.\u00a0<span class=\"ref-journal\">American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.\u00a0<\/span>2001;<span class=\"ref-vol\">163<\/span>(3 Pt 1):786\u201391.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">American Thoracic Society\/European Respiratory Society Task Force. Standards for the diagnosis and management of patients with COPD [Internet]. Version 1.2. New York: American Thoracic Society; 2004. 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