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Smoking hazards
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.Published 6 May 20051 min read
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Question:
What are the negative effects of Smoking?
Answer:
Smokers have an increased risk of the following:
- lung cancer
- lung disease
- Heart attack
- Heart disease
- hypertension
- Stroke
- Oral cancer
- Bladder cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Pregnancy complications
- Low birth weight babies
- Early Menopause
- Lower estrogen level for women
- Facial wrinkles
Children of smokers have an increased risk of the following:
- Sudden infant death syndrome
- Respiratory infections
- lung cancer
- Ear infections
Written and revised by
Gerald Hurowitz, M.D.
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