Does quitting smoking cause cancer?

Quitting smoking improves the prognosis of cancer patients. For patients with some cancers, quitting smoking at the time of diagnosis may reduce the risk of dying by 30% to 40% . For those having surgery, chemotherapy, or other treatments, quitting smoking helps improve the body’s ability to heal and respond to therapy (1, 3, 27). read more

Stopping smoking does not trigger cancer, really just the opposite. Smoking is a very important part of what the triggers are for lung cancer, so cigarette smoking is a definite risk for developing lung cancer. read more