Saturday, November 20, 2021

Smokers more likely to die from heart disease than lung cancer

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/935258

 

 News Release 17-Nov-2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
Northwestern University


The most likely cause of death for people who smoke is a fatal heart attack, stroke or heart failure that occurs without any warning signs, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

“Most people are aware about the risks of lung cancer with smoking, but many people who smoke do not realize that dying from cardiovascular disease is more likely than dying from lung cancer,” said lead study author Dr. Sadiya Khan, an assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a Northwestern Medicine cardiologist.

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