Health Concerns

Read these flashcards to learn more about how smoking can affect your health.

• Cancer

  Smoking can cause and increase risk for the following cancers:
  Lung
  Mouth, Esophagus & Stomach
  Voice Box & Throat
  Kidney & Bladder
  Cervix
  Some Blood Cancers

• Lung disease

  Smoking can cause:
  Pneumonia
  Chronic Bronchitis
  Emphysema
  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  Can lead to illness, disability, or death

• Heart attacks, strokes, and blood vessel disease

  2x risk for heart disease
  Weakened blood vessels
  Increased risk of stroke
  Erectile dysfunction

• Blindness

  Macular degeneration causing blindness

• Premature aging

  Skin wrinkling
  Bad breath
  Yellow fingernails

• Risks to women and babies

  Increased risk of miscarriage, low birthweight
  Increased risk among older women using birth control
  Heart attack
  Stroke
  Blood clots in the leg

• Years of life lost

  Males- lose average of 13.2 years
  Females- lose average of 14.5 years