Whenever you
buy a pack of cigarettes, I am sure that you get to read the government
warning label. Can’t remember what that is? The government warning label
is the sentence that says, “Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your
health.” So what are the dangers of smoking?
Cancer is a danger of smoking. Because
of the known carcinogens and mutagens found in cigarettes and tobacco
products, it is not a mystery how smoking causes cancer. Cancers of the
oral cavity, laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and
lung cancer are just some examples. In the United States, 87% of lung
cancer cases are linked to smoking. Lung cancer risk of secondhand
smokers is increased by 20 to 30%.
