WHO World No Tobacco Day 31[1][1].05.05

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GASCO Health, Safety & Environment Division

SMOKING

IS

HARMFUL TO HEALTH

SMOKING

IS

HARMFUL TO HEALTH

A message on World No Tobacco Day 2005


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The Latest Research Shows That:

1. Smoking harms nearly every organ of your body, causingmany diseases and reducing your health in general.

2. Quitting smoking has an immediate as well as long-term

benefits, reducing risks for diseases caused by smoking

and improving your health in general.

3. Smoking cigarettes with lower tar and nicotine provides

no clear benefits to health.

4. The list of diseases caused by smoking has been

expanded to include acute myeloid leukemia, cataracts,cervical cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer,

pneumonia, periodontitis and stomach cancer.



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THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEBRAIN

Smoking is a major cause ofstrokes.

The upper imageshows a dark area

of dead tissue froma stroke while thelower image showshealthy braintissue.

A stroke occurswhen the bloodflow to an area ofyour brain is cutoff. Blockage or

breakage of bloodvessels causes astroke.

Without bloodsupply, brain cellsstart to die, leadingto loss of functionin that part of yourbrain.

A serious strokecan lead topermanentdamage, includingmemory loss, lossof speech, paralysisor even death.

Dead tissues

from a stroke



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Cataracts are a leading cause of blindness worldwide.

If you smoke, you have a two to three times greater risk of developing cataracts than a nonsmoker.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEEYESThe upper imageshows a cataract

thatcauses theeye's lens to turnwhite (opaque).

Cataracts make itmore difficult toread, drive a car, orsee faces of yourfamily and friends.


Cataract


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Smokers have more periodontitis or gum disease than nonsmokers.

The upper imageshows a serious gum

disease calledPeriondontitis.Spaces developbetween the gumsand the teeth causinginflammation, loss ofbone around theteeth, andprogressive infection.If left untreated it

can cause teeth todrift apart and fallout.

The lower imageshows a healthymouth.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEGUMS AND TEETH



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When people smoke they are at increased risk of getting mouth cancer.

The upper imageshows a cancerous

tumour on the edge ofan outstretchedtongue while the lowerimage shows a healthytongue.

Tobacco can damagecells in the lining ofthe oral cavity. Mouthcancer occurs whencells in your mouth

mutate and grow outof control.

Cancer often appearsas lumps and swellingin your mouth. As withmany cancers, mouthcancer can spread toother parts of thebody.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEMOUTH



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Smoking causes cancer of the larynx.

The upper image showsa severe cancer of the

larynx, which hassurfaced on the neckwhile the lower imageshows a healthy larynx.

Cancer of the larynxoccurs when cellsmutate and grow out ofcontrol.

Most laryngeal cancers

begin near the vocalcords, causinghoarseness or otherchanges in the voice,and possibly spreadingto other parts of thebody.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THELARYNX (SOUND BOX)


Cancer


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Smoking causes cancer of the food pipe (esophagus).

The upper image shows a

cancerous tumor appears in

the food pipe (esophagus)while the lower image

shows a healthy esophagus.

Cancer of the esophagus

can invade almost any other

part of the body, including

the liver, lungs, brain and

bones.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEFOOD PIPE

Cancer



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Smoking causes lung cancer.Smoking causes about 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in men and about 80 percent in women.

Smoking low tar-cigarettes does not substantially reduce the risk of lung cancer.

The upper imageshows a lung with

cancerous tumourswhile the lower imageshows a healthy lung.

Lung cancer occurswhen cells in yourlungs mutate andgrow out of control. Aswith many cancers,lung cancer canspread to other parts

of your body.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THELUNGS



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Smoking is related to asthma among children and adolescents.

Asthma is a disease that causes inflammation of the airways, causing them to become constricted, and obstruct airflow in and out of

the lungs. There is currently no cure for asthma, which may recur throughout life.

The upper imageshows a color scan of

the lungs of an asthmapatient. The scanshows the constrictedairways.

The lower imageshows a healthy lungscan.

The aboveillustration on theleft shows a

restricted airway(bronchiole) in thelungs. The area inthe middle of theairway narrows dueto asthma. The rightimage shows ahealthy airway.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THELUNGS



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Smoking causes heart disease, which is the leading cause of death.Cigarette smoking has been associated with all types of sudden cardiac death in both men and women.

The upper imageshows a damaged

heart after a heartattack.

The damagehappens when theblood flowthrough thecoronary artery tothe heart isblocked and notenough oxygen

can get to theheart muscle.

The lower imageshows a healthyheart.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEHEART



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Smoking causes atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.Poisons in the blood from smoking cigarettes contribute to the development of atherosclerosis. Most cases of coronary heart

disease, stroke, and artery disease are caused by atherosclerosis.

The upper imageshows a blocked

artery witharthrosclerosis whilethe lower image showsa healthy artery.

Atherosclerosis, orhardening of thearteries, gets worseover time. Deposits offatty plaques, andscarring and

thickening of theartery walls causes it.

Narrowing of thearteries around yourheart (coronary arterydisease) can preventthe heart from gettingas much oxygen-richblood as it needs. Thisincreases the risk of a

heart attack.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEBLOOD VESSELS


Atherosclerosis


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Smoking causes stomach ulcers.Peptic ulcers are usually caused by the Helicobacter Pylori bacterium and smokers are more likely to develop them.

The upper imageshows a peptic ulcer

in the lining of thestomach while thelower image showsthe lower part of anormal healthystomach.

In severe cases,problems with pepticulcers can lead todeath.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THESTOMACH

Peptic ulcer



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Smoking causes kidney cancer.


kidney while thelower image showsa healthy kidney.

Kidney canceroften spreads tothe bones andlungs. Like othercancers, it can alsospread to otherparts of the body.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEKIDNEYS



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Smoking causes bladder cancer.


tumour on the insideof the bladder. Thegrowth has theappearance of acauliflower at thetop region of thebladder.

The lower imageshows a healthybladder connected

to both kidneys by athin tube called theureter.

Tumour

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEBLADDER



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Smoking causes pancreatic cancer.

The upper imageshows a close-up

image ofpancreaticcancer while the lowerimage shows a normalpancreas.

Pancreatic cancer isone of the mostserious and deadly ofall cancers. The lifeexpectancy of aperson diagnosed with

pancreatic cancer isapproximately threemonths.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING ON THEPANCREAS


C S O S O G G


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This is the pictureof a five-month old

fetus. The whiteumbilical cordcarries oxygen andnutrients frommother to thefetus.

Nicotine incigarettes maycause the bloodvessels to constrict

in the umbilicalcord and uterus,decreasing theamount of oxygenthe unborn babyreceives.

Nicotine may alsoreduce the amountof blood in thebabys

bloodstream, whichcan contribute to alow birth weight.

THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF SMOKING DURINGPREGNANCY

Smoking is harmful during every part of the development of the baby, and

continues to be harmful after a baby is born.Smoking can cause babies to be born prematurely and to have low birth weight, respiratory diseases, and other illnesses.Low birth weight is the leading cause of infant death.


Umbilical cord


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STOP SMOKING

Live a longer & healthier life

STOP SMOKING

Live a longer & healthier life

For further information about dangers of smoking,

please read GASCO health booklet on smoking

available on GASCO intranet[path: Home>General Management>HSE>Guidelines>Smoking]

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