Screen. Educate. Support. [PDF, 2.4 MB, 4 Pages] | Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and cancer deaths. Each year, 660,000 people in the US are diagnosed with and 343,000 people die from a cancer related to tobacco use. However, not all states or all people have experienced the benefits of these efforts. When states make greater and longer investments in comprehensive cancer and tobacco control programs, fewer people use tobacco and get or die from tobacco-related cancers. Key points include: -
Tobacco use causes at least 12 types of cancer. -
Cancers linked to tobacco use make up 40% of all cancers diagnosed. -
Cigarette smoking causes 3 in 10 of all cancer deaths. |
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