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Smoking hazards

Smoking hazards
Smoking hazards
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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: 03/01/2007
Reviewed By: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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