| The bad news is that smoking increases your risk of | | | | smoking. |
| developing lung cancer. And I can tell you that 90% of | | | | Secondhand smoke accounts for about 5% of all |
| lung cancer deaths in men and 80% of lung cancer | | | | newly diagnosed cases of lung cancer. |
| deaths in women are linked with smoking. And lung | | | | Secondhand smoke, or passive smoking causes about |
| cancer is not the only cancer related to smoking. | | | | 3000 lung cancer deaths in each and every year. |
| Strong links have been shown between smoking and | | | | If you quit smoking before the age of 35 you can |
| cancer of the mouth, the larynx, the esophagus, the | | | | reduce your risk of developing lung cancer by as much |
| bladder, the stomach and the kidneys. But cancer was | | | | as 90%. |
| the first disease that was linked to smoking, and it is | | | | Even quitting smoking before you reach 50 will |
| the leading cause of cancer related deaths in the | | | | substantially reduce your risk of developing cancer. |
| United States. | | | | It is known that 7 of 8 people who contracted lung |
| Here are some statistics to consider: | | | | cancer will not be alive five years after their diagnosis. |
| Men who are smokers are 23 times more likely to get | | | | The more you smoke, the more you increase your risk |
| cancer than men who do not smoke. | | | | of actually developing lung cancer. |
| Women who are smokers are 13 times more likely to | | | | Lung cancer is decreasing in the United States as the |
| develop lung cancer than women who do not smoke. | | | | number of smokers have decreased. |
| You do not decrease the risk of catching lung cancer | | | | People try to tell you, that it is not proven that cigarette |
| by smoking low tar, low nicotine or 'light' cigarettes. | | | | smoking actually causes lung cancer. This is true to |
| Did you know that there are over 4000 chemicals in | | | | some extent. For example, you may have a genetic |
| cigarette smoke? At least 60 of these are known | | | | predisposition to getting cancer. Not everything is |
| carcinogens. | | | | known why some people develop cancer and others |
| Carcinogens damage the DNA in cells that controls | | | | do not. Some people can smoke for years and do not |
| their growth. One of the characteristics of malignant | | | | get it, and some people get it who never smoked at all. |
| cancer cells is unrestrained growth and replication of | | | | But there is one thing you can be sure of, smoking will |
| cells. | | | | increase your risk of developing lung cancer. And if |
| 30% of cancer deaths annually is directly attributed to | | | | you do stop smoking, you will decrease your risk of |
| cigarette smoking. | | | | developing lung cancer over time. |
| 87% of lung cancer deaths is caused by cigarette | | | | |