Health Effects
Information on diseases caused by tobacco use, such as cancer, heart disease, and respiratory diseases. Also find information on the health effects of smoking during pregnancy.
Cancer
The risk of dying from lung cancer is more than 22 times higher among men who smoke cigarettes and about 12 times higher among women who smoke cigarettes compared with never smokers.
Cigarette smoking increases the risk for many types of cancer, including cancers of the lip, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, larynx (voice box), lung, uterine cervix, urinary bladder, and kidney.
Rates of cancers related to cigarette smoking vary widely among members of racial/ethnic groups but are highest among African-American men. (cdc.gov)
Information on diseases caused by tobacco use, such as cancer, heart disease, and respiratory diseases. Also find information on the health effects of smoking during pregnancy.
Cancer
The risk of dying from lung cancer is more than 22 times higher among men who smoke cigarettes and about 12 times higher among women who smoke cigarettes compared with never smokers.
Cigarette smoking increases the risk for many types of cancer, including cancers of the lip, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, larynx (voice box), lung, uterine cervix, urinary bladder, and kidney.
Rates of cancers related to cigarette smoking vary widely among members of racial/ethnic groups but are highest among African-American men. (cdc.gov)
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