Cancer

This video presents a news segment about individuals with a family member whose cigarette smoking led to a cancer diagnosis.

The risk of developing lung cancer is about 23 times higher among men who smoke cigarettes and about 13 times higher among women who smoke cigarettes compared with never smokers.
Cigarette smoking increases the risk for many types of cancer, including cancers of the lip, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, larynx (voice box), lung, uterine cervix, urinary bladder, and kidney.
Rates of cancers related to cigarette smoking vary widely among members of racial/ethnic groups but are highest among African-American men.

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