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Tobacco-Related Cancers Fact Sheet

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for both men and women. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
Lung cancer is the most preventable form of cancer death in our society. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2009)
Lung cancer estimates for 2008 (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009):
New cases of lung cancer: 219,440 Males: 116,090 Females: 103,350
Deaths from lung cancer: 159,390 Males: 88,900 Females: 70,490
Besides lung cancer, tobacco use also causes increased risk for cancer of the mouth, nasal cavities (nose), larynx (voice box), pharynx (throat), esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, liver, pancreas, kidney, bladder, uterine cervix, and acute myeloid leukemia. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
In the United States, tobacco use was responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths or an estimated 443,600 early deaths each year from 2000 to 2004, totaling more than 2 million deaths over the 5-year period. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
Tobacco use accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
Per capita cigarette consumption is lower today than at any point since the start of World War II. Even so, about 24% of men and 18% of women still smoke cigarettes, with about 80% of these people smoking daily. (Source: Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts and Figures 2008)
Cigarette smoking among adults aged 18 and older went down 50% between 1965 and 2005 -- from 42% to 21%; about 43 million Americans still smoke. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
In 1997, nearly half (48%) of male high school students and more than one third (36%) of female students reported using some form of tobacco -- cigarettes, cigars, or oral tobacco products -- in the past month. The percentages went down to 30% for male students and 21% for female students in 2007. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
Each year, about 3,000 non-smoking adults die of lung cancer as a result of breathing secondhand smoke. Each year secondhand smoke also causes about 46,000 deaths from heart disease in people who are not current smokers. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
Cigars contain many of the same carcinogens that are found in cigarettes. Cigar smoking increased 124% from 1993 to 2007. Cigar smoking causes cancer of the lung, oral cavity (mouth), larynx (voice box), esophagus (swallowing tube), and possibly the pancreas. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
A 2007 CDC survey found that 8% of high school girls and 19% of high school boys had smoked a cigar in the past month. (Source: CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2007)
Among adults age 18 and older, national data from 2004 showed 6% of men and 1% of women were current users of chewing tobacco or snuff. Nationwide, more than 13% of US male high school students and 1% of female high school students were using chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip in 2007. (Sources: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007, CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance 2007)
Oral tobacco products contain 28 cancer-causing agents (carcinogens). Oral tobacco is a known cause of human cancer. It increases the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity (mouth) and pancreas. (Source: Cancer Prevention & Early Detection Facts and Figures 2008)
Oral tobacco use can lead to nicotine addiction and dependence. Many young people who use oral tobacco start smoking later.
Between 2000 and 2004, smoking caused more than $196 billion in annual health-related economic costs, including smoking-attributable medical economic costs and productivity losses. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2009)