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Association Between Smoking And Cancer


Which Cancers are Caused due to Smoking?

Smoking harms almost every organ of the body and has negative health impacts on a person’s overall health at all stages of life. Smoking is the leading cause of cancer and causes many types of cancer. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of the cancer in the following organs -

  • Lung cancer
  • Larynx cancer
  • Esophageal cancer
  • Mouth or oral cancer
  • Stomach cancer
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Liver cancer
  • Bladder cancer
  • Kidney cancer
  • Cervix cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Non Hodgkin's tumors

Blood cancers like

  • Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
  • Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
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