- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the
United States for both men and women. (Source: Cancer Facts &
Figures 2009)
- Lung cancer is the most preventable form of cancer death in
our society. (Source: Cancer
Facts and Figures 2009)
- Lung cancer estimates for 2008 (Source: Cancer Facts
& Figures 2009):
New cases of lung cancer: 219,440
Males: 116,090
Females: 103,350
Deaths from lung cancer: 159,390
Males: 88,900
Females: 70,490
- Besides lung cancer, tobacco use also causes increased risk
for cancer of the mouth, nasal cavities (nose), larynx (voice box),
pharynx (throat), esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, liver,
pancreas, kidney, bladder, uterine cervix, and acute myeloid leukemia.
(Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
- In the United States, tobacco use was responsible for
nearly 1 in 5 deaths or an estimated 443,600 early deaths each year
from 2000 to 2004, totaling more than 2 million deaths over the 5-year
period. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures 2009)
- Tobacco use accounts for at least 30% of all cancer deaths
and 87% of lung cancer deaths. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures
2009)
- Per capita cigarette consumption is lower today than at any
point since the start of World War II. Even so, about 24% of men and
18% of women still smoke cigarettes, with about 80% of these people
smoking daily. (Source: Cancer
Prevention & Early Detection
Facts and Figures 2008)
- Cigarette smoking among adults aged 18 and older went down
50% between 1965 and 2005 -- from 42% to 21%; about 43 million
Americans still smoke. (Source: Cancer
Facts & Figures 2009)
- In 1997, nearly half (48%) of male high school students and
more than one third (36%) of female students reported using some form
of tobacco -- cigarettes, cigars, or oral tobacco products -- in the
past month. The percentages went down to 30% for male students and 21%
for female students in 2007. (Source: Cancer Facts & Figures
2009)
- Each year, about 3,000 non-smoking adults die of lung
cancer as a result of breathing secondhand smoke. Each year secondhand
smoke also causes about 46,000 deaths from heart disease in people who
are not current smokers. (Source: Cancer Facts &
Figures 2009)
- Cigars contain many of the same carcinogens that are found
in cigarettes. Cigar smoking increased 124% from 1993 to 2007. Cigar
smoking causes cancer of the lung, oral cavity (mouth), larynx (voice
box), esophagus (swallowing tube), and possibly the pancreas. (Source: Cancer Facts
& Figures 2009)
- A 2007 CDC survey found that 8% of high school
girls and 19% of high school boys had smoked a cigar in the past month.
(Source: CDC Youth Risk
Behavior Surveillance 2007)
- Among adults age 18 and older, national data from 2004
showed 6% of men and 1% of women were current users of chewing tobacco
or snuff. Nationwide, more than 13% of US male high school students and
1% of female high school students were using chewing tobacco, snuff, or
dip in 2007. (Sources: Cancer
Facts and Figures 2007, CDC Youth Risk
Behavior Surveillance 2007)
- Oral tobacco products contain 28 cancer-causing agents
(carcinogens). Oral tobacco is a known cause of human cancer. It
increases the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity (mouth) and
pancreas. (Source: Cancer
Prevention & Early Detection Facts
and Figures 2008)
- Oral tobacco use can lead to nicotine addiction and
dependence. Many young people who use oral tobacco start smoking later.
- Between 2000 and 2004, smoking caused more than $196
billion in annual
health-related economic costs, including smoking-attributable medical
economic costs and productivity losses. (Source: Cancer
Facts and Figures 2009)
Last Medical Review: 11/10/2008
Last Revised: 05/22/2009
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