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Smoking consequences

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Which organs does smoking affect and what diseases does it cause?

Disease types related to tobacco use are:

Person with lung disease who coughs up blood

Respiratory: Lung cancer (26.5% of smokers), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (20.9%) and chronic bronchitis.

Heart with a blocked artery causing a heart attack

Cardiovascular: ischaemic heart disease, high blood pressure.

Brain with a marked area

Cerebrovascular: thrombosis, haemorrhages and embolisms.

Pyrosis

Digestive: gastrointestinal ulcer and chronic gastritis.

face with marked wrinkles

Premature skin ageing.

Bone affected by osteoporosis

Osteoporosis.

Woman who feels sad, discouraged and angry

Depressive disorder.

Thoughts related to death

Suicide attempts.

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Substantiated information by:

Alejandro Frino
Jacobo Sellarés Torres
Silvia Mondón

Published: 23 July 2024
Updated: 23 July 2024

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