Is it bad to smoke? o Is it just propaganda? One in 5 women in the U.S. smoke despite all government efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of this vice. In Latin America, the statistics are better but many women live surrounded by absorbing snuff smoking even during pregnancy.
Why is it important to quit smoking
There are many reasons to quit smoking these are a few:
Smoking causes health problems:
1 – Smoking increases the risk of several types of cancer, lung cancer being the most common but also increases the risk of other cancers such as cancer of the throat, mouth, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, kidney, bladder, cervix, stomach and leukemia, or blood cancer.
2 – Increased risk of serious pulmonary problems such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchitis and pneumonia.
3 – Health Issues in the heart and arteries such as aortic aneurysms, atherosclerosis, or hardening and narrowing of the arteries and increases the organism’s tendency to form blood clots.
