Authors :
Vijaya Malar, Haider.
Volume/Issue :
Volume 4 - 2019, Issue 6 - June
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Abstract :
Tobacco use is a major cause of death and disease worldwide. Currently, approximately 5.4 million people die each year due to tobacco-related illnesses its is expected to increase to more than 8 million a year by 2030 Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths Smoking causes more deaths each year than the following causes combined:4 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Illegal drug use Alcohol use Motor vehicle injuries Firearm-related incidents Smoking causes about 90% (or 9 out of 10) of all lung cancer death occur in the world recent studies shows that More women die from lung cancer each year than from breast cancer. Smoking causes about 80% (or 8 out of 10) of all deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).1
Tobacco use is a major cause of death and disease worldwide. Currently, approximately 5.4 million people die each year due to tobacco-related illnesses its is expected to increase to more than 8 million a year by 2030 Cigarette smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. This is nearly one in five deaths Smoking causes more deaths each year than the following causes combined:4 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Illegal drug use Alcohol use Motor vehicle injuries Firearm-related incidents Smoking causes about 90% (or 9 out of 10) of all lung cancer death occur in the world recent studies shows that More women die from lung cancer each year than from breast cancer. Smoking causes about 80% (or 8 out of 10) of all deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).1