cigarette smoking account for an estimated 443,000 deaths
one of every five deaths, each year in the United States
Tobacco use is the leading cause of death
More deaths are caused each year by tobacco use than by all deaths from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle injuries, suicides, and murders combined.
80% of all lung cancer deaths in women
Smoking causes an estimated 90% of all lung cancer deaths in men
estimated 90% of all deaths from chronic obstructive lung disease are caused by smoking
coronary heart disease by 2 to 4 times,1,5
stroke by 2 to 4 times,1,6
men developing lung cancer by 23 times,1
women developing lung cancer by 13 times,1 and
dying from chronic obstructive lung diseases (such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema) by 12 to 13 times.1
Smoking exponentially increases the amount of health problems you can get, including stroke, heart disease, and lung cancer
Smoking causes lung cancer.1,2
Smoking causes lung diseases
Smoking causes the following cancers:1
Acute myeloid leukemia
Bladder cancer
Cancer of the cervix
Cancer of the esophagus
Kidney cancer
Cancer of the larynx (voice box)
Lung cancer
Cancer of the oral cavity (mouth)
Cancer of the pharynx (throat)
Stomach cancer
Cancer of the uterus
Smoking causes 11 very serious variants of cancer
Smoking has many adverse reproductive and early childhood effects, including increased risk for—
infertility,
preterm delivery,
stillbirth,
low birth weight, and
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).1,8
Example of this: Matt's mom, Judy, broke her hip a few years ago.
Women who smoke have an increased risk for hip fracture than women who never smoked.