Tobacco claims the lives of 6 million people every year.
(Baonghean.vn) - Tobacco is the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases, cancers of all parts of the body, lung diseases, birth defects, premature birth, etc.
On July 7, 2015, in a report titled "The Pandemic"cigaretteAccording to the "Global Tobacco Survey 2015," the World Health Organization warned that current global tobacco consumption claims the lives of 6 million people each year, more than the number of deaths from AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. If the situation continues without any intervention, this number will increase to 8 million by 2030.
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Long-term smoking damages the endothelium of blood vessels, leading to chronic constriction of the blood vessels, which in turn damages the heart muscle. (Illustrative image) |
According to the World Health Organization,cigaretteTobacco is one of the four main risk factors behind non-communicable diseases, primarily lung cancer, cardiovascular disease, other types of cancer, and diabetes. Tobacco is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, cancers of all parts of the body, lung diseases, birth defects, premature birth, etc.
The leading cause of tobacco-related diseases is cancer (30% of all cancers). Smoking increases the risk of bronchial cancer by 15 times, laryngeal cancer by 10 times, esophageal cancer by 7 times, oral cavity and kidney cancer by four times, bladder cancer by three times, and pancreatic cancer by two times. Smokers also have a higher risk of leukemia and brain cancer than non-smokers, especially when exposed to secondhand smoke during pregnancy or childhood.
Cancers caused by tobacco include: Lung cancer; Esophageal cancer; Laryngeal cancer; Oral cancer; Nasal cancer; Kidney and bladder cancer; Pancreatic cancer; Uterine cancer; Anal and colorectal cancer; and Genital cancer.
Besides cancer, tobacco causes many other diseases: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cardiovascular diseases (ischemic cardiomyopathy, stroke, lower extremity embolism); Gastrointestinal diseases such as peptic ulcers; Effects on reproductive function in both men and women; Effects on the normal course of pregnancy.
Smoking causes more deaths than HIV, drugs, alcoholism, traffic accidents, and homicides combined.
