Health Risks of Smoking Tobacco
Smoking causes about 20% of all cancers and about 30% of all cancer deaths in the United States.
About 80% of lung cancers (and about 80% of all lung cancer deaths) are due to smoking. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in people in the United States.
Smoking also increases the risk for cancers of the:
- Mouth
- Larynx (voice box)
- Pharynx (throat)
- Esophagus
- Kidney
- Cervix
- Liver
- Bladder
- Pancreas
- Stomach
- Colon/rectum
- And acute myeloid leukemia
Learn more about these cancers in more..