Cigarette smoking accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths. It is a major cause of cancers of the lung, larynx (voice box), oral cavity, pharynx (throat), and esophagus, and is a contributing cause in the development of cancers of the bladder, pancreas, liver, uterine cervix, kidney, stomach, colon and rectum, and some leukemias.

About 87% of lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, and is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It is very hard to detect when it is in the earliest, most treatable stage. Fortunately, lung cancer is largely a preventable disease. Groups that promote nonsmoking as part of their religion, such as Mormons and Seventh-day Adventists, have much lower rates of lung cancer and other smoking-related cancers.

Other Health Problems
But cancers account for only about half of the deaths related to smoking. Smoking is also a major cause of heart disease, aneurysms, bronchitis, emphysema, and stroke, and contributes to the severity of pneumonia and asthma.

Tobacco has a damaging affect on women's reproductive health. It is associated with reduced fertility and increased risk of miscarriage, early delivery (prematurity), stillbirth, and low birth weight in infants. It has also been linked to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

Smoking has also been linked to a variety of other health problems, including cataracts, hip fractures, and peptic ulcers.

• Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the US for both men and women. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• Lung cancer is the most preventable form of cancer death in our society. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• 87% of lung cancer deaths can be attributed to tobacco use. (Source: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection 2004)

• Lung cancer estimates for 2004 (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004):

  • New cases: 173,770

    • Males: 93,110

    • Females: 80,660

  • Deaths: 160,440

    • Males: 91,930

    • Females: 68,510

• Besides lung cancer, tobacco use also causes increased risk for cancer of the oral cavity, nasal cavities, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder, uterine cervix, and myeloid leukemia. (Source: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection 2004)

• In the US, tobacco use is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths or an estimated 440,000 deaths per year during 1995-1999. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• In 2004, more than 180,000 cancer deaths will be caused by tobacco use. (Source: Cancer Prevention and Early Detection 2004)

• Tobacco use accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• In 2002, an estimated 45.8 million US adults (22.5% of the population) were current smokers. (Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004;53(20):427-431. To be published in Cancer Facts & Figures 2005.)

• More than 80% of smokers surveyed in 1991 began to smoke before age 18, and 35% had become daily smokers by age 18. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• Each year, secondhand smoke may be responsible for about 3,000 lung cancer deaths in nonsmoking adults and an additional 35,000 to 40,000 cases of heart disease in people who are not current smokers. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• Cigars contain many of the same carcinogens that are found in cigarettes. Cigar smoking, which has steadily increased since 1993, causes cancer of the lung, oral cavity, larynx, esophagus, and possibly the pancreas. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• Among adults age 18 and older, national data showed 6% of men and 1% of women were current users of chewing tobacco or snuff. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• Oral cancer occurs several times more frequently among chewing tobacco or snuff users compared with non-tobacco users. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• Smoking-related medical costs totaled $75.5 billion in 1998 and accounted for 8% of personal health care medical expenditures. This translates to $1,623 in excess medical expenditures per adult smoker in 1999. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2004)

• Data provided by the American Cancer Society

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