Tobacco Related Diseases

  • Smokeless tobacco can cause oral cancer and is a risk factor for heart diseases.

  • Smoked tobacco is the leading cause of pulmonary illness. It causes Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) and people with asthma are at even higher risk. Smokers suffer more severe respiratory infections. Tobacco smoker diseases include: 'hardening of the arteries', heart disease, stroke, chest pain, uneven heart beats, heart attack, sudden death.
Above facts are courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention located at website: www.cdc.gov

  • Tobacco-use (smoked and smokeless) causes cancer of the lungs. Use may also cause cancer of the: mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, cervix, kidneys, bladder, colon, rectum, and bone marrow.

  • Tobacco-use (smoked and smokeless) causes high blood pressure Smoking tobacco reduces the beneficial effects of high blood pressure medications.
Above facts are courtesy of the National Cancer Institute located at website: www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancernet.net

  • Smoked tobacco is likely to hurt blood vessels throughout the body, including blood vessels that supply the heart, brain, arms, legs and feet. Damage to legs and feet may lead to poor circulation and Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), and to open, painful sores that may need to be surgically removed.

  • Smoking tobacco hurts your skin in two ways. First, the smoke from the lit tobacco causes it to become dry. Second, smoking tobacco decreases the flow of important nutrients and oxygen to the skin (skin is the body's largest organ). When this happens, other body organs get oxygen before the skin and the skin gets whatever oxygen is left. This is why tobacco smokers in their 40's usually have wrinkles on their face and look like they are much older.
Above facts are courtesy of the World Health Organization located at website: www.who.int
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