Smoking hazards

Information

Question:

What are the negative effects of smoking?

Answer:

Smokers have an increased risk of the following:

• Lung cancer
• Lung disease
• Heart attack
• Heart disease
• Hypertension
• Stroke
• Oral cancer
• Bladder cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• Cervical cancer
• Pregnancy complications
• Low birth weight babies
• Early menopause
• Lower estrogen level for women
• Facial wrinkles

• Sudden infant death syndrome
• Respiratory infections
• Lung cancer
• Ear infections

References

Benowitz NL. Tobacco. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 30.