smoking / vapinbg Flashcards
1
Q
lung cancer
A
smoking directly damage lung cells’ DNA.
mutations can cause normal cells to become cancerous, leading to the formation of tumors.
2
Q
cardio vascualr disease
A
smoking can cause high blood pressure
smoking thickens blood making heart work harder to push blood around body
risking ; stroke and hypertnesion
3
Q
if one group vapes more than the other, how does this create variation in health status
A
the group vaping is inhaling harmful vapors
exposure to vapors cause inflammation in airways narrowing them causing COPD
increase morbidity and prevalance and incidence of COPD and mortality rates