Heavier smoking linked to skyrocketing health risks

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-08/uosa-hsl080620.php

 

News Release 7-Aug-2020
University of South Australia

 

 

Each cigarette smoked a day by heavier smokers increases the risk of contracting some diseases by more than 30 per cent, according to a new international study published today.

The Australian Centre for Precision Health based at the University of South Australia led the study, which links heavier smoking* with 28 separate health conditions, revealing a 17-fold increase in emphysema, 8-fold increase in atherosclerosis (clogged arteries) and a 6.5-fold higher incidence of lung cancer.


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