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Smoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. In
fact, nearly one in five deaths in the United States results from
the use of tobacco. Based on research from the American Cancer
Society, each year smoking claims more than 400,000 lives in the US.
Almost half of all smokers between the ages of 35 and 69 die
prematurely. Smokers could be losing an average of 20 to 25 years of
their life.
Ninety percent of new smokers are children and
teenagers. The new smokers replace the smoker who quit or died
prematurely from a smoking related disease. As the numbers of
smokers increase, the number of deaths from lung cancer increases
(see above table). Nonsmokers exposed to smoke are also at an
increased risk for lung cancer. A nonsmoker married to a smoker has
a 30% greater risk of developing lung cancer than the spouse of a
nonsmoker. |
Adult
Acute Leukemia
Adult
Chronic Leukemia
Cervical
Cancer
Esophagus
Cancer
Laryngeal
Cancer
Lung
Cancer
Kidney
Cancer
Oropharyngeal
Cancer
Pancreas
Cancer
Stomach
Cancer
Urinary
Bladder
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