The Dangers Of Smoking
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Smoking is the most important single preventable cause of illness
and premature death in North America. In the United States alone, more than
500,000 deaths are attributed to tobacco use each year. This exceeds the
total number of American lives lost in all of the wars fought since the
country was ....
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.... the lip and
mouth, emphysema, cancer of the larynx, oral cavity and esophagus; about
one third of all cancers of the bladder, kidney, and pancreas are
attributed to smoking as well.
Lung cancer has become the leading killer among cancers in the
United States. More than eight of every ten cases of lung cancer are caused
by smoking, and nine out of every ten victims die within five years.
Emphysema is a progressive respiratory disease characterized by
coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezi ....
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