Tobacco use and other people's smoke inhalation (passive smoking) causes about 5,000 deaths each year from cancer, stroke and heart disease.5 It is the leading cause of death and preventable disease in New Zealand.6, 7 Stop smoking completely, not just cut back. Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung disease, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking has also been linked to other cancers, leukemia, cataracts, type 2 diabetes, and pneumonia. Smoking causes cancer of the lung, esophagus, larynx, mouth, throat, kidney, bladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, cervix, colon and rectum, and acute myeloid leukemia (1-3). Smoking cigars can also lead to lung and throat cancers, with a lower increased risk than smoking. Although smoking is associated with a greater increased risk of cancer than smoking cigars, people who smoke cigars are still at greater risk for many health problems, including cancer, ...
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