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Summary: (Source: Center for Disease Control and Prevention) ? Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths. ? More than 10 times as many U.S. citizens have died prematurely from cigarette smoking than have died in all the wars fought by the United States during its history. ? Smoking causes about 90% (or 9 out of 10) of all lung cancer deaths in men and women.1,2 More women die from lung cancer each year than from breast cancer. ? About 80% (or 8 out of 10) of all deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are caused by smoking. ? Cigarette smoking increases risk for death from all causes in men and women. ? Smoking is estimated to increase the risk? o For coronary heart disease by 2 to 4 times o For stroke by 2 to 4 times o Of men developing lung cancer by 25 times ? Of women developing lung cancer by 25.7 times ? Smoking causes diminished overall health, increased absenteeism from work, and increased health care utilization and cost. ? Smoking causes stroke and coronary heart disease. ? Even people who smoke fewer than five cigarettes a day can have early signs of cardiovascular disease. ? Smoking damages blood vessels and can make them thicken and grow narrower. This makes your heart beat faster and your blood pressure go up. Clots can also form. ? Blockages caused by smoking can also reduce blood flow to your legs and skin. ? Lung diseases caused by smoking include COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. ? Cigarette smoking causes most cases of lung cancer. ? If you have asthma, tobacco smoke can trigger an attack or make an attack worse. ? Smokers are 12 to 13 times more likely to die from COPD than nonsmokers. Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in your body:
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