Cancer
American Cancer Society: Harmful Effects of Tobacco
Information related to use of cigarettes, cigars, smokeless tobacco, and exposure to secondhand smoke.
Cigarette Smoke Causes Breaks in DNA and Defects to Chromosomes
Recent research fidns a single cigarette causes breaks in DNA and defects to a cell’s chromosomes, leading to irreversible changes in genetic information.
Dying of Cancer, She Used Her Last Days to Warn Kids
At age 42, Barb Tarbox used her last few months of life to go on a speaking tour of Canada schools, to tell them what it's like to be dying of cancer caused by cigarettes.
Most Cancer Is Made, Not Born
Recent research shows that most cancer is caused by environmental exposure to carcinogens, not from preprogrammed genes; smoking is the single-most important avoidable cause of can…
NCI: Tobacco and Cancer
Information from the National Cancer Institute includes Q&As about tobacco products and their association with cancer. It also includes information about quitting, prevention, …
Paternal Smoking and Cancer among Children of Nonsmoking Mothers
Scientific paper finds paternal smoking before conception increases risk of the children getting cancer, particularly acute leukemia and lymphoma.
Scots Tobacco Death Toll Studied
Scotland's title as Europe's lung cancer capital has come under the spotlight at a major anti-smoking conference.
Smoking and Cancer
ASH-UK factsheet covers the difference cancers caused by smoking and tobacco.
Tobacco, Colorectal Cancer, and Adenomas the evidence.
Another cancer now known to be caused by smoking.
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