Diseases caused or aggravated by active or passive smoking

Diseases caused or aggravated by active or passive smoking

Smoking is a major risk factor for 24 diseases:

»Oral cancer (tongue, gums or mouth floor), pharyngeal or laryngeal - the risk is 6 times greater than the population of smokers
»Lung cancer - smoking is responsible for 90% of lung cancers
»Bladder cancer - carcinogens or toxic residues are partially discharged through urine, increasing the risk of bladder cancer
"Cancer of the pancreas
»Kidney Cancer
»Cardiovascular diseases (arteriosclerosis, heart muscle damage, stroke, aortic aneurysm) - risk of dying from heart disease is 70% higher in smokers population
»Chronic bronchitis and emphysema
»Erectile dysfunction - the risks are twice higher than in nonsmokers
prenatal and postnatal problems - miscarriage, pregnancy complications, fetal growth deficiency, sudden infant death syndrome, increased susceptibility to infections, learning disabilities, etc..
»Hypotension
»Hypercholesterolemia
»Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
»Pneumonia
»Flu
»Cold
»Gastroduodenal ulcer
»Chronic bowel disease (Crohn's disease)
»Dental caries
»Gum disease
»Osteoporosis
»Sleep disorders
»Cataracts
»Thyroid disease (Graves' disease)

In women, increases the risk of:
»Cervical cancer
»Menstrual disorders
»Fertility problems
»Miscarriage

In men, there is an increased risk of:
»Erectile dysfunction (impotence)
»Fertility problems

There are studies according to which tobacco may be related to bowel cancer and the leukemia.
Smoking can also cause health problems orodental including gingival retraction, discoloration of teeth and gums.
Besides these diseases, smoking is responsible for wrinkles, giving skin a premature aging. Smoking reduces the sense of taste and smell.

Attention! Shortly after quitting smoking reduces risks considerably above. For example, the risk of heart attack is reduced by 50% from a year of withdrawal. 5 years of tobacco abstinence, the risk is almost equivalent to that of a person who has never smoked. Instead, reaching the lungs is irreversible, although breathing difficulties and coughing disappear with smoking cessation.