Cigarettes per day chance of developing lung cancer.

Cigarettes per day chance of developing lung cancer.

Smoking more than one pack of cigarettes per day have a greater chance of developing lung cancer. Smoking is linked to about 80% to 90% of lung cancer deaths. Using other tobacco products such as cigars or pipes also increases the risk of lung cancer. Tobacco smoke is a toxic mix of more than 7,000 chemicals. Cigarette smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in the body. Lung diseases caused by smoking include COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Cigarette smoking causes most cases of lung cancer. If you have asthma, tobacco smoke can trigger an attack or make an attack worse. Smokers are 12 to 13 times more likely to die from COPD than non-smokers.

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