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Cigarette Smoking and CancerThe relationship between cigarette smoking and cancer is well known. Cigarette smoking causes cancer; it is responsible for approximately 30 percent of all cancer deaths annually in the United States. In addition to lung cancer, cigarette smoking also causes chronic lung disease, cardiovascular disease, stroke, and cataracts. The health risks caused by cigarette smoking are not only limited to smokers; statistics on cigarette smoking and cancer indicate that secondhand smoke is responsible for 3,000 deaths among American nonsmokers every year.
Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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