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Cigarette smoking: Health Risks and How to Quit explains how never smoking and quitting result in decreased cancer and cancer deaths. Get detailed information about smoking risks and how to quit in this expert-reviewed summary.

Cigarette smoking: Health Risks and How to Quit explains how smoking avoidance and cessation result in decreased incidence and mortality from cancer. Quit counseling and physician advice improve cessation rates. Get detailed information about smoking risks and quitting in this clinician summary.

A fact sheet that lists some of the cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke and describes the health problems caused by cigarette smoking and the benefits of quitting.

Deliana Kostova, PhD1, Linda Andes, PhD1, Toker Erguder, MD2, Ayda Yurekli, PhD2, Bekir Keskink?l?ç, MD3, Sertaç Polat, MD3, Gönül Çulha, MD3, Evin Aras Kilinç, MD3, Enver Ta?t?, MS4, Y?lmaz Er?ahin, MS4, Mehmet Özmen, MS4, Ramazan San, MS4, Hilal Özcebe, MD, PhD5, Nazmi Bilir, MD, PhD5, Samira Asma, DDS1 (Author affiliations at end of text).

Several actions have been taken to reduce tobacco use. Learn how you can help eliminate smoking as the leading preventable cause of disease and death in the world and save lives.

Adult Data Fact Sheets.

Health Effects Fact Sheets.

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CDC's Office on Smoking and Health offers information related to smoking and tobacco use.

CDC's Office on Smoking and Health offers information related to smoking and tobacco use.