Fact: Smoking causes a number of other lung diseases, including emphysema, a degenerative disease that makes breathing more and more difficult. Smoking also increases your risk of heart disease, particularly if you have high blood pressure or high cholesterol, and aggravates many digestive disorders as well. It can also cause cancer of the mouth, larynx (voice box), and esophagus, according to the American Lung Association. Smoking also plays a role in cancer of the pancreas, kidney, bladder, and, in women, cancer of the cervix.
http://www.myonlinewellness.com/topic/smokingmyths Retrieved on June 30th, 2010.
Samantha, Bilingual Health Educator
