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| Adult women and adolescent
girls currently smoke cigarettes. The use of tobacco in this population
has been shown to increase the risk of cancer, heart and respiratory
diseases, and reproductive disorders. Female smokers typically begin
to smoke during adolescence. The earlier a young woman begins to use
tobacco, the more heavily she is likely to use it as an adult is.
Smoking is much more common among women with lesser education. Cancers: Tobacco uses accounts for nearly one third of all cancer deaths. An estimated 6 Adult women and adolescent girls currently smoke cigarettes. The use of tobacco in this population 7,000 Women die each year from lung cancer, which has surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths among women. These deaths are largely due to smoking. The Lung cancer death rate among women has increased by more than 400% over the last 30 years and is continuing to increase. In addition to increasing the risk of lung cancer, tobacco use is a risk factor for cancers of the cervix, mouth, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, kidney, pancreas, and bladder. |
