Smoking Cigar w/ Cut Lip
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Hello All,
The other day I was eating dinner and bit my lip pretty badly and it bled quite a bit. Not thinking, I smoked a cigar a couple hours later. Now, I know smoking cigars is harmful and that is why I will only have them a couple times a year. My questions is - will smoking with my cut lip put me at a greater risk for developing oral cancer than smoking without a cut? My logic is that the cells are dividing trying to repair the wound and getting carcinogens in there would lead to cancer. I suffer from anxiety often and get fixed on certain problems, as I have with this one for the last week. What do you all think?
Thanks
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tracey90201 btwtheears1
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btwtheears1 tracey90201
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NameGene btwtheears1
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The cells you are referring to, white blood cells, the carcingogens aren't
enough to destroy your immune system, but strong enough to give you cancer. Your talking two different things. Could a cut lip enhance cancer developement ?
No research to back it up, but could cause infection.
btwtheears1 NameGene
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NameGene btwtheears1
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Carcinogens introduced to tissue cells, which do divide, could cause mutations, thus causing cancer. At any rate, carcinogens do effect white blood cells, cells are produced faster, and don't effect the rate of tissue cells.
lee12629 btwtheears1
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NameGene btwtheears1
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