MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Smoking also increases risk for tuberculosis, certain eye diseases, and problems of the immune system, including rheumatoid arthritis.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cigarettes and Death Cigarette smoking is estimated to cause the following: More than 480, 000 deaths annually (including deaths from secondhand smoke) 278, 544 deaths annually among men (including deaths from secondhand smoke) 201, 773 deaths annually among women (including deaths from secondhand smoke)

Detailed explanation-3: -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.