Diseases known to be caused by SMOKING - Smoking
Diseases known to be caused by SMOKING have expanded to include:
■ AORTIC ANEURYSMS, LEUKEMIA, PNEUMONIA, CATARACTS and GUM DISEASE.
■ Chewing tobacco increases the chances of ORAL CANCERS, which are difficult to treat because they spread fast.
■ Using cigarettes and alcohol in tandem causes most cases of LARYNX CANCER.
■ Smoking causes about 90 percent of LUNG CANCER deaths in men and 80 percent
in women.
WHO SAYS SO: The American Lung Association, U.S. Surgeon General Web site, Centers for Disease Control, National Institutes of Health.
