Because of the tobacco industry's products, about 353 people in the U.S. die of lung cancer every day.
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"Tobacco Use. Targeting The Nations Leading Killer: At A Glance 2010." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Atlanta, GA: 2. Web.
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Every year, tobacco-related disease kills about 202,000 women in the US.
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"The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs. 2014. Report.
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About 90% of lung cancer deaths among women who continue to smoke are tobacco related.
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"Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General." CDC. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2001. 13. Report.
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About 90% of lung cancer deaths among women who continue to smoke are tobacco related.
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"Women and Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General." CDC. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2001. 13. Report.
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The most common causes of death among people with mental illness are heart disease, cancer, and lung disease, which can all be caused by smoking.
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Tobacco Use Among Adults with Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders (Secondary Source CDC Report)
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In the U.S., 7,330 people die each year from secondhand smoke-related lung cancer.
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"The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs, 2014. Report.
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Hookah smoke has been associated with oral, lung and bladder cancer, not to mention clogged arteries and heart disease.
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Cobb, Caroline, et al."Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: An Emerging Health Crisis in the United States." American Journal of Health Behavior. 34(3). May-June 2010: 275–285. Web.
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In the US, about 480,000 people die a tobacco-related death every year.
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"The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs, 2014. Report.
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In the U.S., 160,000 people die each year from smoking-related lung cancer.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Health Consequences of Smoking: 50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health, 2014.
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In the US, 36,000 people die each year from cancers other than lung caused by smoking.
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"The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs, 2014. Report.
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In 2009, annual smoking-attributable healthcare expenditures were estimated at $132.5 billion.
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"The Health Consequences of Smoking—50 Years of Progress. A Report of the Surgeon General." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office on Smoking and Health. Smoking-Attributable Morbidity, Mortality, and Economic Costs. 2014. Report.
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In the U.S., smoking results in 5.4 million years of potential life lost each year.
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"The Health Consequences of Smoking." CDC. Respiratory Diseases. 2004. 43, 47. Report.
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Cigarettes and other smoking materials are the number one cause of fire deaths in the U.S.
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Hall, John R. "The Smoking Material Fire Problem." National Fire Protection Association. July 2013. Web.
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