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Smoking

Diseases and adverse health effects caused by smoking. Adapted from "Tobacco or health in the European Union" (sources: ASPECT, 2004 and ASH)

Cancers

Respiratory diseases and adverse health effects

Cardiovascular diseases and adverse health effects

Effects on Maternal and Child Health

Other diseases and adverse health effects

  • Lung
  • Mouth and throat: oral cavity, pharynx, larynx
  • Oesophagus (squamous cell and adeno­carcinoma)
  • Stomach
  • Pancreas
  • Urinary bladder
  • Kidney (renal pelvis and renal cell carcinoma)
  • Uterine cervix
  • Breast cancer
  • Bone marrow (myeloid leukaemia) Nasal cavities
  • Nasal sinuses
  • Liver
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Acute respiratory illnesses, incl. bronchitis and pneumonia
  • Exacerbation of and poor control of asthma
  • Impaired lung growth and increased risk of respiratory diseases in children and young people exposed to cigarette smoke
  • Coronary heart disease
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Peripheral arterial disease

Smoking in pregnancy

  • Pregnancy complications
  • Preterm delivery
  • Foetal growth restrictions and low birth weight
  • Increased likelihood of developing childhood asthma

Passive smoking and children

  • Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
  • Increased rate of respiratory infections
  • Gastric ulcer
  • Cataract
  • Periodontitis
  • Duodenal ulcer
  • Poor wound healing
  • Risk factor for diabetes and aggravation of its symptoms
  • Reduced fertility in males and females
  • Earlier onset of menopause
  • Chron’s disease
  • Osteoporosis
  • Impotence
  • Premature skin ageing