Smoking causes more than 48% of deaths caused by 12 cancers Everyone knows smoking can cause lung cancer. But it also causes a whole array of other varieties of the disease, from pancreatic cancer to leukemia. Now, new research sheds light on just how deadly tobacco can be when smokers get cancer.
Smoking causes more than 48% of deaths from the 12 types of cancer sometimes caused by smoking, according to new research in JAMA Internal Medicine. Smoking caused more than 80% of lung cancer deaths as well as 77% of larynx cancer deaths. Other top cancers caused by smoking include esophagus, kidney and liver cancer. Researchers analyzed 2011 data from interviews conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the study. Overall, approximately 168,000 people are estimated to die of cancer due to smoking in the United States each year.
The study’s researchers note that the prevalence of smoking has been on the decline in recent decades but argue that more needs to be done. Continued progress in reducing cancer mortality, as well as deaths from many other serious diseases, will require more comprehensive tobacco control, including targeted cessation support,” they conclude.
Though you may not realize it, smoking can have very detrimental effects on more than just your respiratory system. When lung cancer spreads to other areas of the body – a phenomenon known as metastasis – it can overwhelm the body, require extensive and aggressive treatment, or even cause death. Typically, it will migrate to the liver, brain, and bones. Sometimes, smokers will develop cancer in other areas of their bodies (instead of the lungs). Though these cases are not as common as smoking-related lung cancer cases, they still occur.
Some other cancers that can develop include the following: ·
Oral cancer – including that of the mouth, larynx, and pharynx ·
Bladder and kidney cancer ·
Colon cancer ·
Pancreatic cancer ·
Esophageal cancer ·
Breast cancer ·
Cervical cancer ·
Stomach cancer ·
Leukemia
These cancers, though not as widespread as lung cancer, can still result from exposing the body to the harmful toxins present in cigarette smoke. They can be treated by chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, or alternative methods and therapies.
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