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Lung cancer occurs when the cells within the lung tissue are altered at a genetic level to mutate and multiply at an aggressive rate. The results of many studies on the effects of tobacco have shown that cigarette smoke carries numerous chemicals, called âmutagensâ, that cause lung tissue cells to mutate. Substances such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen peroxide and benzopyrene contained in cigarette smoke affect how cells change and grow.
The chemicals in tobacco smoke harm your blood cells and damage the function of your heart. This damage increases your risk for: 1  Atherosclerosis, a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up in your arteries.  Aneurysms, which are bulging blood vessels that can burst and cause death.