Tobacco smoking
Practice of burning tobacco and ingesting the smoke that is produced.
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Tobacco control
Tobacco control is a field of international public health science, policy and practice dedicated to addressing tobacco use and thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality it causes.
Lung cancer
Malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung.
Malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung.
The vast majority (85%) of cases of lung cancer are due to long-term tobacco smoking.
Tobacco
Common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants.
Common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants.
Dried tobacco leaves are mainly used for smoking in cigarettes and cigars, as well as pipes and shishas.
Cigarette
Narrow cylinder containing burnable material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking.
Narrow cylinder containing burnable material, typically tobacco, that is rolled into thin paper for smoking.
An electronic cigarette is a handheld battery-powered vaporizer that simulates smoking by providing some of the behavioral aspects of smoking, including the hand-to-mouth action of smoking, but without combusting tobacco.
Tobacco smoke
Tobacco smoke is a sooty aerosol produced by the incomplete combustion of tobacco during the smoking of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Smoking
Practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke is typically breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream.
Practice in which a substance is burned and the resulting smoke is typically breathed in to be tasted and absorbed into the bloodstream.
Diseases related to tobacco smoking have been shown to kill approximately half of long-term smokers when compared to average mortality rates faced by non-smokers.
Oral cancer
Cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat.
Cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat.
Risk factors include tobacco and alcohol use.
Emphysema
Lower respiratory tract disease, characterised by air-filled spaces in the lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large.
Lower respiratory tract disease, characterised by air-filled spaces in the lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large.
Emphysema usually affects the middle aged or older population because it takes time to develop with the effects of tobacco smoking, and other risk factors.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.
Type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.
The most common cause of COPD is tobacco smoking.