Smoking, Tobacco Use Linked to 40 percent of Cancers in United States

New report shows that although cigarette smoking in the U.S. has declined, a new report shows that 40 percent of cancers are caused by tobacco use.

A new study released by the CDC shows tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States.

According to the study, Forty percent of cancers diagnosed in the U.S. may have a link to tobacco use. In addition to lung cancer, use can also cause cancers of the mouth and throat, voice box, esophagus, stomach, kidney, pancreas, liver, bladder, cervix, colon and rectum and a type of leukemia.

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