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Effects of Smoking

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Question:

What are the negative effects of smoking?

Answer:

Smokers have an increased risk of the following:

  • Lung cancer
  • Lung disease
  • Heart attack
  • Heart disease
  • Hypertension
  • Stroke
  • Oral cancer
  • Bladder cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Cervical cancer
  • Pregnancy complications
  • Low birth weight babies
  • Early menopause
  • Lower estrogen level for women
  • Facial wrinkles
  • Sudden infant death syndrome
  • Respiratory infections
  • Lung cancer
  • Ear infections


Review Date: 02/23/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)

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