Sir/ma'am I smoke cigrate daily from 3 years 2-3 per day and now I want to go in air force so in medical exam their will be x-ray test did they check smoking lungs and if yes does it can be done to normal again how can I cure it to back to normal and in how many day? Please help me.

Dr. Sajeev KumarGeneral Physician32yrs exp

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Your smoking habit cannot be detected by X ray if yu smoke only a few. Best age to stop smoking is before 40 ,In fact do not start all Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs/ weed, avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette smoking is a leading preventable cause of mortality. It kills more than 60 lakh people worldwide every year. More than 50% of regular smokers would invariably die from tobacco-related illnesses which includes heart attack, cancer or asthmatic lung diseases. Best age to stop smoking is before 40.  

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