Cigarette Smoking and the Cancer Connection
September 28th, 2006
Cigarette smoking causes 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. Lung canceris the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Smoking is also responsible for most cancers of the larynx, oral cavity and pharynx,esophagus, and bladder. In addition, it is a cause of kidney, pancreatic,cervical, and stomach cancers,as well as acute myeloid leukemia.Â