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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Health_effects_of_tobaccoHealth effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   The harmful health effects of smoking have been significant for the development of the science of epidemiology. As the mechanism of carcinogenicity is radiomimetic or radiological, the effects are stochastic. Definite statements can be made only on the relative increased or decreased probabilities of contracting a given disease.

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2. www.cdc.gov › tobacco › data_statisticsHealth Effects of Cigarette Smoking | CDC

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   • Smoking and Death. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States.1. Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States.
   • Smoking and Increased Health Risks. Smokers are more likely than nonsmokers to develop heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer.1. Estimates show smoking increases the risk
   • Smoking and Cardiovascular Disease. Smokers are at greater risk for diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular disease). Smoking causes stroke and coronary heart disease, which are among the leading causes of death in the United States.
   • Smoking and Respiratory Disease. Smoking can cause lung disease by damaging your airways and the small air sacs (alveoli) found in your lungs. Lung diseases caused by smoking include COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

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   What are the health effects of smoking?

   • Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and is a main cause of lung cancer and COPD. It also is a cause of coronary heart disease, stroke and a host of other cancers and diseases. 1See more of the health effects caused by smoking. Men tend to smoke more than women.

   Health Effects of Smoking | American Lung Association

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   Is smoking a health hazard?

   • Even among smokers who have quit, chronic lung disease still accounts for 50% of smoking-related conditions. 4 Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and is a main cause of lung cancer and COPD. It also is a cause of coronary heart disease, stroke and a host of other cancers and diseases. 1See more of the health effects caused by smoking.

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   How does smoking affect a person's heart rate?

   • Within one minute the heart rate begins to rise, increasing by as much as 30 percent during the first 10 minutes of smoking. Carbon monoxide in tobacco smoke exerts negative effects by reducing the blood's ability to carry oxygen. Smoking also increases the chance of heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, and peripheral vascular disease.

   Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   How does smoking affect the poor?

   • The WHO states that "Much of the disease burden and premature mortality attributable to tobacco use disproportionately affect the poor". Of the 1.22 billion smokers, 1 billion live in developing or transitional nations. Rates of smoking have leveled off or declined in the developed world.

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4. www.lung.org › health-effects › smokingHealth Effects of Smoking | American Lung Association

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   Even among smokers who have quit, chronic lung disease still accounts for 50% of smoking-related conditions. 4. Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, and is a main cause of lung cancer and COPD. It also is a cause of coronary heart disease, stroke and a host of other cancers and diseases. 1See more of the health effects caused by smoking.

5. www.cdc.gov › tobacco › basic_informationHealth Effects | Smoking and Tobacco Use | CDC

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   Health Effects. Smoking leads to disease and disability and harms nearly every organ of the body. More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking. For every person who dies because of smoking, at least 30 people live with a serious smoking-related illness. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases ...

6. www.who.int › health-topics › tobaccoTobacco - World Health Organization (WHO)

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   Tobacco. Nicotine contained in tobacco is highly addictive and tobacco use is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, over 20 different types or subtypes of cancer, and many other debilitating health conditions. Every year, more than 8 million people die from tobacco use. Most tobacco-related deaths occur in low- and ...