Can I smoke if I have rectal cancer? Does it have any effect?

It is best for patients with rectal cancer not to smoke. Smoking has a certain impact on the condition, which may aggravate the condition or cause complications that are not conducive to recovery. However, if you are not used to it, you can smoke in small amounts.

Cigarettes contain many harmful substances, including tar, nicotine, soot, etc. When patients with colorectal cancer smoke, these harmful substances enter their bodies, which may stimulate the growth of cancer cells and aggravate the condition. Colorectal cancer patients have poor immunity, and smoking may cause their immunity to decline further due to the intake of harmful substances, leading to complications such as respiratory infections and emphysema, which is not conducive to recovery.

It is best for colorectal cancer patients not to smoke. However, some colorectal cancer patients have the habit of smoking for many years. If they quit smoking suddenly, they may become irritable and anxious due to the lack of adaptation, which will lead to poor sleep quality and loss of appetite, which is not conducive to recovery. Therefore, these patients can be given a period of adaptation, during which they can smoke a small amount of cigarettes until they completely quit smoking.

If you suffer from rectal cancer, you should go to the oncology department of a regular medical institution as soon as possible and follow the doctor's advice to take medication, surgery and other treatment measures.