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)