By Smoking, What Are My Chances of Developing Cancer, Heart Disease or Stroke?
Statistics Smoking is the single most preventable cause of disease and death in the United States. Tobacco is the only consumer product known to kill half of its users. Smoking causes almost one-third of all cancer deaths and one-fifth of deaths from heart disease and stroke. Smoking complicates diabetes, and recent studies now link tobacco use to an increased risk of developing the disease. But there’s good news too. The health benefits of stopping smoking are immediate and long-lasting, and if you quit smoking before developing cancer, heart disease or a stroke, your body can begin healing itself. If you’re a smoker, we can help you quit, and the following tips will help you become a non-smoker: Tips to Help You Quit About 48 million Americans smoke cigarettes, but most smokers are either actively trying to quit or want to quit. Since 1965, more than 40 percent of all adults who have ever smoked have quit. You can be among that group too. Here are some helpful hints to get you starte
