Image Based Question-67984

Habit shown in the the photograph below has shown some protective effect against ?

A. Breast Carcinoma.

B. Liver cancer.

C. Ulcerative colitis.

D. Crohn’s disease.

Correct Answer » C Explanation

Ans:C. Ulcerative Colitis

Benficial effects of Tobacco Smoking on following diseases:

• Uterine fibroids and endometriosis,

• hypertensive disorders and vomiting of pregnancy ,

• decreasing the risk of endometrial cancer,

• recurrent aphthous ulcers,

• ulcerative colitis,

• control of body weight ,

• Parkinson’s disease,

• Alzheimer’s dementia.

A variety of mechanisms for potentially beneficial effects of smoking have been proposed, but three predominate: the ‘anti-estrogenic effect’ of smoking; alterations in prostaglandin production; and stimulation of nicotinic cholinergic receptors in the central nervous system.