Posted by Health Handouts | Posted in Health Tips, Wellness Tips | Posted on 26-08-2010
Using tobacco – tobacco use a cigarette, cigar or pipe or chewing tobacco – is the single most preventable cause of death in the U.S..
Cigarette smoking –
o Is responsible for almost 1/3rd of all cancer deaths in the United States.
o Is responsible for additional than 85 percent of lung cancer deaths.
o 13% of all new cancers diagnosed are lung cancers.
o Lung cancer is the leading cause of death for men and women in the USA. Almost twice as many women will die from lung cancer than breast cancer this year.
o There are many risk factors for lung cancer. Some risk factors could be changed and some cannot.
o Smoking cigarettes, cigars or pipes is the major cause of lung cancer.
Lowering your risk for lung cancer
o Stop smoking. Stopping smoking has immediate and positive health benefits, including reducing the risk of developing lung cancer. You can lower your risk of developing lung cancer when you stop and never start again.
o Avoid second hand smoke. Make your home and automobile tobacco-free. Make certain to select tobacco-free eating places.
o Speak with your healthcare team about getting help to stop use of tobacco.