Every 6.5 seconds someone dies from tobacco use, says the World Health Organization. Research suggests that people who start smoking in their teens and continue for 2 decades or more will die 20-25 years earlier than those who never light up.
- Lung cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the UK
- In 2006, around 39,000 people were diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK, that’s 107 people every day
- The link between tobacco and cancer was established more than 50 years ago.
- Smoking causes almost 90% of lung cancer deaths.
- In Britain, around 1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes, that’s about 9.5 million people.
Leading medic Dr Stella Daskalopoulou claimed smoking just a few sneaky cigarettes could have a significant impact on the heart.Smoking also increases the build up of fat in the artery. Stiff and fatty arteries are a very risky combination for the heart!
"This was revealed very clearly when these young people were placed under physical stress, such as exercise."
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Amanda Sandford, of anti-smoking campaigners ASH, said: "This study adds to the growing body of evidence showing there is no safe level of smoking.
"Young adult smokers who say they smoke only 'socially' or 'occasionally' in the belief it is not doing them much harm should think again.
"Every single cigarette smoked adversely affects the heart and increases the chances of a fatal heart attack even among relatively young smokers."
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The letter, which was published at the time by Dr Duncon's employer, concluded that tobacco "is so hurtful and dangerous to youth...
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15.2% of the teen smokers they studied reported wheezing.
20.4% were wheezing after exercising.
Compare this to 8.5% and 10.7%, respectively, of non-smoking teens.
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Smokers had poorer lung function than non-smokers
"I will go so far as to say probably smoking had something to do with my pancreatic cancer..."An American doctor gave a similar warning the other day:
"We do know, however, that we see more pancreatic cancers in people who smoke and we see more pancreatic cancers in people who are overweight.
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But there is no question that if you want to do all you can to avoid developing a malignancy in the pancreas, do not smoke," Dr. Brown emphasized.
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“This whole venture has cost me £800 and if I remain off smoking it will be the best £800 I have ever spent. I would have spent that money in a few months on fags.”
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A new study confirms what has already been likely known to most smokers - cigarettes lessen taste buds' abilities over time.
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Raw tobacco and snuff do not produce smoke that can be inhaled but one pinch of such substances is enough for exposing the user to a bunch of harmful chemicals. It was found that the harmful effects of a pinch are equivalent to smoke from five cigarettes.Nearly 30 cancer causing chemicals were found in smokeless tobacco, and their effects aren't pretty.
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A millionaire has become a castaway on an uninhabited Scottish island – to try to quit smoking.Was it really worth him starting smoking in the first place?
Geoff Spice, who has had a 30-a-day habit for 43 years, landed on the 16-hectare (40-acre) Sgarabhaigh in the Sound of Harris and will live there for a month.
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The tobacco industry spends billions of dollars each year spreading its marketing net as widely as possible to attract young customers, targetting youth in fun and familiar environments, at the movies, on the internet, in fashion magazines, and at music concerts and sports events.
Last year's site is still full of great information and interesting videos!
Retailers will have to ensure tobacco products are kept out of sight in shops from July 1, under strict new Department of Health guidelines.
The guidelines also warn that not even a hint of any tobacco advertising can be visible in the shops.
In addition, customers must be shown just one packet of cigarettes at a time.
