Save Yourself and Others Too from Tobacco Use!

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The True Face of Tobacco is Disease, Horror and
Death

• ? 6 million deaths worldwide each year due to
  tobacco
• ? Approximately 10 people die from a tobacco
  related diseases every minute
• ? Smoking increases the risk of more than 60
  diagnoses
• ? Tobacco use is the predominant cause of many
  public health diseases

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Cancers

• Tobacco smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals.
  About 70 of them are known to cause cancer.
  Smoking cigarettes is the number-one risk factor
  for lung cancer. But, smoking can affect your
  entire body and cause more than 18 type of
  cancers.

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Heart Disease

• The chemicals in tobacco smoke harm your blood
  cells and damage the function of your heart. This
  damage increases your risk for Atherosclerosis,
  Cardiovascular disease, Aneurysms,etc..

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Diabetes

• Smokers are 3040 more likely to develop type 2
  diabetes than nonsmokers.The more cigarettes you
  smoke, the higher your risk for type 2 diabetes
  it is harder to control.

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

• COPD is a progressive and eventually debilitating
  lung disease. Tobacco smoke and secondhand smoke
  travel, like the air you breathe, is the primary
  cause of COPD.

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Cervical Diseases

• If you smoke, you are more likely to develop
  squamous cell cervical cancer. The risk of
  cervical cancer increased in women who were
  smokers and in women who were exposed to
  secondhand smoke too.

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Eye Diseases

• Smoking is as bad for your eyes as it is for the
  rest of your body. Research has linked smoking to
  an increased risk of developing age-related
  macular degeneration, cataract, and optic nerve
  damage, all of which can lead to blindness
  other eye diseases.

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Low Bone Density

• Smoking is one of many factorsincluding weight,
  alcohol consumption, and activity levelthat
  increase your risk for osteoporosis, a condition
  in which bones weaken and become more likely to
  fracture.

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Why tobacco users need a Preventive Health
Checkup?

• ? Tobacco users may appear fit and healthy but
  still they are at risk
• ? To protect your loved one from developing
  diseases, before it's too late
• ? Some diseases do not exhibit pronounced
  symptoms at early stage
• ? A step towards a healthy and happy long life

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