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2. The 3 Deadliest Diseases Caused by Smoking - AOL

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   Based on the CDC's statistics, the risk of developing lung cancer by smoking cigarettes increases by a factor of 23 for men and 13 for women relative to non-smokers, while five-year survival rates ...

3. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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   The potential effects of smoking, such as lung cancer, can take up to 20 years to manifest themselves. Historically, women began smoking en masse later than men, so an increased death rate caused by smoking amongst women did not appear until later. The male lung cancer death rate decreased in 1975—roughly 20 years after the initial decline in ...

4. Tobacco smoking - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Respiratory disease - Wikipedia

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   Malignant tumors of the respiratory system, particularly primary carcinomas of the lung, are a major health problem responsible for 15% of all cancer diagnoses and 30% of all cancer deaths. The majority of respiratory system cancers are attributable to smoking tobacco .

6. With smoking rates declining, so too are lung cancer deaths ...

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   We've made massive strides against the deadly disease, but rates haven't fallen for people diagnosed with the disease who've never smoked.

7. Emphysema - Wikipedia

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   Emphysema is a respiratory disease of the lower respiratory tract. [7] It is commonly caused by tobacco smoking but some people are affected who have never smoked. [14] The presence of emphysema is a clear risk factor for lung cancer, made stronger in those who smoke. [20] Early symptoms of emphysema vary.