⚠️Cancer Isn’t the Only Danger From Smoking

Key Takeaways

• An American man who smokes is 21x more likely to die from lung cancer than one who doesn’t.
• But that isn’t the only health risk that’s elevated for smokers.
• Death from other cancers in the airways and digestive system are also 2–9x higher.
• The closer an organ is to smoke exposure, the higher the risk, though even the lowest increases still signal serious danger.
• Smoking is one of the most preventable causes of death because it raises risk across many diseases, not just in one part of the body.