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EDITORIAL: Tobacco and the human health  

Despite several warnings that smoking is dangerous, cancer has remained a serious problem. Although, the number of cancers seen each year is slightly above average for an old industrial urban state, the death rate from cancer is well above the national average. Six out of ten cancers are curable. Of the other four, two could have been prevented. The use of tobacco is the leading preventable killer in most countries. And deaths from tobacco related cancers: lungs, throat, or bladder cancer is 10 to 15% higher. Unfortunately, even with the best treatment available today, nine out of ten lung cancers are fatal.

We know that the nicotine in tobacco is an addictive drug. We now face an epidemic of youthful nicotine addiction . . .

So, without smoking, a healthy diet, more exercise, and an aspirin a day, you can prevent many of the most deadly cancers and along the way improve your heart health. Being cancer-smart can be heart-smart as well.

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