MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480, 000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41, 000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure. This is about one in five deaths annually, or 1, 300 deaths every day. On average, smokers die 10 years earlier than nonsmokers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Smoking causes about 90% (or 9 out of 10) of all lung cancer deaths. More women die from lung cancer each year than from breast cancer. Smoking causes about 80% (or 8 out of 10) of all deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cigarette smoking increases risk for death from all causes in men and women.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lung Cancer More people die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer. Cigarette smoking is the number one risk factor for lung cancer; it’s responsible for close to 90% of lung cancer cases.

Detailed explanation-4: -People who die each year from their own cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke. Smoking kills more people than alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides combined, with thousands more dying from spit tobacco use.