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The primary risks of tobacco usage include many forms of cancer, particularly lung cancer, [53] kidney cancer, [54] cancer of the larynx [55] and head and neck, [56] bladder cancer, [57] cancer of the esophagus, [58] cancer of the pancreas, [59] stomach cancer, [60] and penile cancer. [61] Tobacco smoke can increase the risk of cervical cancer ...
Typical tobacco packaging warning message about the health effect of smoking tobacco The front of a 20 pack of Marlboro Red cigarettes sold in New Zealand. Brazil's third batch of graphic images (since replaced), mandatory on all cigarette packs. Philippines. Graphic tobacco packaging warning messages from 2016 to 2018.
Smoking tobacco causes various types and subtypes of cancers [94] (particularly lung cancer, cancers of the oropharynx, [95] larynx, [95] and mouth, [95] esophageal and pancreatic cancer). [18] Using tobacco, especially together with alcohol, is a major risk factor for head and neck cancer. 72% of head and neck cancer cases are caused by using ...
Smoking tobacco is among the leading causes of many diseases such as lung cancer, heart attack, COPD, erectile dysfunction, and birth defects. [1] Diseases related to tobacco smoking have been shown to kill approximately half of long-term smokers when compared to average mortality rates faced by non-smokers.
Tobacco smoke, for example, causes 90% of lung cancer. [48] Tobacco use can cause cancer throughout the body including in the mouth and throat, larynx, esophagus, stomach, bladder, kidney, cervix, colon/rectum, liver and pancreas. [49] [50] Tobacco smoke contains over fifty known carcinogens, including nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic ...
[105] Due to these health consequences, it is estimated that a 10 hectare (approximately 24.7 acre) field of tobacco used for cigarettes causes 30 deaths per year – 10 from lung cancer and 20 from cigarette-induced diseases like cardiac arrest, gangrene, bladder cancer, mouth cancer, etc. [106]
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, released a report warning that alcohol can cause cancer. It's the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the US, after tobacco and obesity, he said.
Third-hand smoke is residual nicotine and other chemicals left on a variety of indoor surfaces by tobacco smoke. This residue reacts with indoor pollutants to create a toxic mix. Containing cancer-causing substances, this third-hand smoke poses a potential health hazard to nonsmokers who are exposed to it, especially children.