Tobacco Smoking-Related Diseases
() indicate the % of diseases caused by cigarettes
Cardiovascular Diseases
coronary artery disease (21-40%)
heart attacks
strokes (18%)
pain in the legs & gangrene
atherosclerosis
Lung (82%) emphysema (90%)
chronic bronchitis
Cancer (30%)
lung cancer (80-85%)
mouth
larynx (84%)
esophagus
pancreas
kidney
leukemia
cervix
myeloma
bladder (40-60% in men, 20-30% in women)