The numbers game - If you can call it a game!

					By what percentage
Selected disease			do smokers increase
category				their risk of dying?

Lung cancer				700% - 1,500%

Laryngeal cancer			500% - 1,300%

Oral cancer				300% - 1,500%

Esophageal cancer			400% - 500%

Bladder cancer				100% - 300%

Pancreatic cancer			    100%

Kidney cancer				     50%

Coronary Heart Disease			70% - 300%

Emphysema and other chronic
airway obstructions
(excluding asthma)			1,000%-2,000%

Peptic ulcer disease			100%

Where a range is given, the following applies...a person who smokes a pack of cigarettes per day or less would be assuming risks at the lower end of the spectrum. Those smoking more than one pack per day would assume risk at the higher end.

Source: American Council on Science and Health


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