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- An estimated 164,100
new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed in 2000, accounting for 14%
of cancer diagnoses.
- Smoking is the
most preventable cause of death in the United States.
- Cigarette smoking
is by far the most important risk factor in the development of lung
cancer.
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One
in five deaths in the United States results from the use of tobacco.
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- Ninety percent
of new smokers are children and teenagers.
- Each day, nearly
5,000 adolescents (aged 11-17) smoke their first cigarette. That is
almost two million teens annually, and approximately one-third of those
that become smokers will eventually die of smoking-related illnesses.
- Nonsmokers exposed
to smoke are also at an increased risk for lung cancer.
- A nonsmoker married
to a smoker has a 30% greater risk of developing lung cancer than the
spouse of a nonsmoker.
- The rate of lung
cancer among men as a whole in the U.S. has been declining in recent
years.
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Cigarettes
and cigarette smoke contain over 4,000 chemicals, including 43
known to cause cancer
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- Approximately 22
million adult women and at least 1.5 million adolescent girls currently
smoke cigarettes.
- Using tobacco increases
a woman's risk of chronic health problems and premature death.
- In addition to
increasing the risk of lung cancer, tobacco use is a risk factor for
cancers of the cervix, mouth, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, kidney, pancreas,
and bladder.
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