Illnesses caused by smoking.


30 Health Reasons Why Not To Use Tobacco Products:


  • Allergies

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  • Burger’s Disease

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  • Lung Cancer

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  • Cataracts

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  • Osteoporosis

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  • Esophageal Cancer

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  • Heart Disease

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  • Raynaud’s Syndrome

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  • Infertility

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  • Raynaud’s Syndrome

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  • Stroke

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  • Arteriosclerosis

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  • Bladder cancer

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  • Circulatory Deficiencies

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  • Gangrene

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  • Hypertension

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  • Laryngeal Cancer

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  • Lymphomas

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  • Pancreatic Cancer

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  • Reduced Immunity

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  • Gum Disease

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  • Burns

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  • Tooth stains

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  • Halitosis

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  • Kidney Cancer

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  • Leukoplasia

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  • Mouth and Throat Cancer

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  • Upper Respiratory Diseases

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  • Bronchitis and Pneumonia

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  • Ulcers

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    Since the release in 1964 of the first Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health, the scientific knowledge about the health consequences of tobacco use has greatly increased. Cancers caused by smoking include lung, larynx, esophagus, mouth, and bladder. In addition, smoking is known to contribute to cancer of the cervix, pancreas, and kidneys. Researchers have identified more than 43 chemicals in tobacco smoke that cause cancer in humans and animals. Smokeless tobacco and cigars also have deadly consequences, including lung, larynx, esophageal, and oral cancer. It is also well documented that smoking can cause chronic lung disease, coronary heart disease, and stroke. Studies have also demonstrated that women who use tobacco during pregnancy are more likely to have adverse birth outcomes, including low birthweight babies. Low birthweight is a leading cause of death among infants. Studies also indicate that nonsmokers are adversely affected by environmental tobacco smoke. Each year, because of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, an estimated 3,000 nonsmoking Americans die of lung cancer, and 300,000 children suffer from lower respiratory tract infections. (US Centers for Disease Control)(1)

    Health Risks of smoking fact sheets.


    Smoking was responsible for 70 percent of all cancer deaths and nearly 19 percent of cardiovascular disease deaths in Missouri in 1995. Miller, M., Chang, J., ; Simoes, E. J. (1998). Smoking-Attributable Mortality in Missouri. Monthly Vital Statistics 32(1), Jefferson City, MO: Missouri Department of Health. Lung cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of smoke-related deaths among white middle-class smokers. Thun, M. J. (1995). Excess Mortality Among Cigarette Smokers: Changes in a 20-year Interval. American Journal of Public Health, 85(9), 1223-30. Smokers have a 50 percent greater chance of contracting a deadly form of adult leukemia. Napier, K. (1996). Cigarettes: what the warning label doesn't tell you: the first comprehensive guide to the health consequences of smoking. NY: American Council on Science and Health. Smoking doubles the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Silverman, D. T., Dunn, J. A., Hoover, R. N., Schiffman, M., Lillemoe, K. D., Schoenberg, J. B., Brown, L. M., Greenberg, R. S., Hayes, R. B., Swanson, G. M., et al. (1994). Cigarette smoking and pancreas cancer: A case-control study based on direct interviews. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 86(20), 1510-6. Smoking is a risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis. Symmons, D. P. M., et al. (1997). Blood Transfusion, Smoking, and Obesity as Risk Factors for the Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a Primary Care-Based Incident Case-Control Study in Norfolk, England. Arthritis ; Rheumatism, 40, 1955-1961. According to a recent study, smokers have a 70 percent greater risk of suffering from hearing loss than nonsmokers. Cruickshanks, K., Klein, R., Klein, B. E., Wiley, T. L., Nondahl, D. M., Tweed, T. S. (1998). Journal of the American Medical Association, 279 (21), 1715-1719. Smoking increases the chance of developing cataracts and other eye diseases. Napier, K. (1996). Cigarettes: what the warning label doesn't tell you: the first comprehensive guide to the health consequences of smoking. NY: American Council on Science and Health. Smokers who develop skin cancer are more likely to die of their disease than nonsmokers. Napier, K. (1996). Cigarettes: what the warning label doesn't tell you: the first comprehensive guide to the health consequences of smoking. NY: American Council on Science and Health. Smoking increases the risk of duodenal ulcers, Crohn's Disease, and colon polyps. Napier, K. (1996). Cigarettes: what the warning label doesn't tell you: the first comprehensive guide to the health consequences of smoking. NY: American Council on Science and Health. Women who quit smoking may dramatically reduce their risk of cervical cancer. Szarewski, A., Jarvis, M. J., Sasieni, P., Anderson, M., Edwards, R., Steele, S. J., Guillebaud, J., ; Cuzick, J. (1996). Effect of smoking cessation on cervical lesion size. Lancet, 347(9006), 941-3. Women who are exposed to tobacco smoke (smoking and secondhand smoke) every day are two to three times more likely to develop breast cancer. Morabia, A., Bernstein, M., Heritier, S. ; Khatchatrian, N. (1996). Relation of breast cancer with passive and active exposure to tobacco smoke. American Journal of Epidemiology, 143(1), 918-28. Smoking increases the chance of developing colorectal, bladder, kidney, and pancreatic cancers. Napier, K. (1996). Cigarettes: what the warning label doesn't tell you: the first comprehensive guide to the health consequences of smoking. NY: American Council on Science and Health. Smoking increases the chance of impotence in males. Napier, K. (1996). Cigarettes: what the warning label doesn't tell you: the first comprehensive guide to the health consequences of smoking. NY: American Council on Science and Health. Smoking impairs sperm motility and normal development, increasing chances of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects. Napier, K. (1996). Cigarettes: what the warning label doesn't tell you: the first comprehensive guide to the health consequences of smoking. NY: American Council on Science and Health. Cigarette smoking is a major cause of heart disease among both men and women. Smokers have twice the risk of heart attack of nonsmokers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Fact Book 2000/2001. Department of Health and Human Services. [On-line]. Available: http://www.cdc.gov/maso/factbook/main.htm. A recent study found that current smokers sustained their first acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) more than 10 years earlier than non-smokers, and the younger smokers had a higher mortality rate. Weiner, P., Waizman, W. P., Weiner, M., Rabner, M., Magadle, R., Zamir, D. (2000). Smoking and first acute myocardial infarction: age, mortality and smoking cessation rate. Israel Medical Association Journal, 2(6), 446-9. Long-term cigarette smoking is associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer mortality in both men and women. Chao, A., Thun, M. J., Jacobs, E. J., Henley, S. J., Rodriguez, C., ; Calle, E. E. (2000) Cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer mortality in the cancer prevention study II. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 9223, 1888-1896. More than 4,000 chemicals, including 43 known carcinogens and over 400 other toxins, can be found in cigarette smoke. Glantz, S. (1992). Tobacco: Biology ; Politics. Waco, TX: Health Edco. People who smoke one pack or more of cigarettes per day are more likely to suffer vision loss (macular degeneration) than those who never smoked. Seddon, J. M., Willett, W., Speizer, F. E., ; Hankinson, S. E. (1996). A prospective Study of Cigarette Smoking and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Women. Journal of the American Medical Association, 276, 1141-1146. People who smoke more than a pack of cigarettes per day are nearly twice as likely as nonsmokers to develop diabetes. Rimm, E. B., Chan, J., Stampfer, M. J., Colditz, G. A., ; Willett, W. C. (1995). Prospective study of cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and the risk of diabetes in men. British Medical Journal, 310(6979), 555-9.(2)
    cancer Poll Shows U.S. Smokers know the Risks, Just Can't Quit
    Although most smokers in the US know that the habit can lead to heart and lung disease, few have been able to quit, according to results of a nationwide poll. The survey, conducted by New York City-based Harris Interactive, found that of 1,010 adult smokers polled, 89% believe that smoking increases the risk of developing lung cancer, 86% believe that it increases the risk of heart disease and 84% believe that it will shorten their lives. The results also show that 70% of respondents have tried to quit smoking in the past, four time on average. "[This poll] confirms...what many of us have already known, and that is that regular tobacco use...is indeed an addiction," Dr. Norman H. Edelman, consultant for scientific affairs for the American Lung Association, said in an interview with Reuters Health. "For many people it is very difficult to give up this addiction despite the fact they know it has serious or even lethal health consequences." (3)

    Sources for this page:

    1. http://www.nysmokefree.com/Risks.html for 30 reasons why not.... click here.

    2. http://www.health.state.mo.us/SmokingAndTobacco/HEALTH.html for facts sheets... click here.

    3. http://no-smoking.org/feb00/02-17-00-1.html for poll showing risks.... click here.


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