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31 lip 2023 · Evidence reveals that these products are harmful to health and are not safe. However, it is too early to provide a clear answer on the long-term impacts of using them or being exposed to them. Some recent studies suggest that ENDS use can increase the risk of heart disease and lung disorders.
18 maj 2022 · A regular lifelong smoker loses at least 10 years of life to tobacco on average. In addition, exposure to secondhand or environmental tobacco smoke—very often among children—is associated with increased risk of cancer and heart disease, among other deleterious health effects.
17 cze 2016 · Effects of tobacco on health. Tobacco use or exposure to tobacco smoking has a negative impact on health across the life-course. During fetal development, tobacco can increase rates of stillbirth and selected congenital malformations. In infancy, it can cause sudden infant death syndrome.
Long-term effects include bad breath, yellowed teeth, and an increased risk of oral cancer. [ citation needed ] Users of dipping tobacco are believed to face less risk of some cancers than are smokers, but are still at greater risk than people who do not use any tobacco products. [ 281 ]
Smoke damage in the lungs can lead to serious long-term lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Smoking can also increase the risk of lung infections such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, and it can worsen some existing lung diseases, such as asthma.
In addition to cancer, smoking causes lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and it has been found to exacerbate asthma symptoms in adults and children.
10 paź 2022 · By overcoming many of the limitations of traditional meta-analyses, our approach provides comprehensive, up-to-date and easy-to-use estimates of the evidence on the health effects of smoking.
