Looking for information on diseases caused by smoking cigarettes? Find out what serious damage cigarette smoking can to you, in this report.

There aren't that many alive today, who don't know that smoking cigarettes causes serious harm to smokers. Tobacco smoking can take many different forms but the most common way, is cigarettes.

What does a cigarette contain? If you smoke cigarettes, have you ever thought of what's actually in them?

They contain around 4000 different chemicals, here's a short list of some of them.

Cadmium - found in batteries

Stearic Acid - candle wax

Hexamine - BBQ lighter

Toluene - industrial solvent

Ammonia - Toilet Cleaner

Paint

Fuel

Carbon monoxide - Odourless but toxic gas

Arsenic - poison

Methane - sewer gas

Tar

Nicotine

Cigarettes burn at 700 degrees Celsius (1292 degrees Fahrenheit ) at the tip (when inhaled), this breaks down these substances to produce even more toxins.

By ingesting these poisons into the body, many serious diseases can result,

Cancer

Tar can react with the cells in the body (in particular those in the mouth, throat and lungs). This can cause cell mutation and if they're mutated in a certain way they will not stop growing. This is a cancerous cell. Of course this can happen to non smokers as well but smoking makes the odds of getting certain cancers much higher.

Below are the most common types of cancer caused by smoking.

Mouth cancer: Rarer in cigarette smokers than cigar smokers (as most of the smoke goes all the way into the lungs) but still presents a higher than normal risk.

Throat cancer: Cancerous cells in the throat, very painful

Lung cancer: This affects cigarette smokers the most (not so much cigar smokers as they don't normally breathe it down into there lungs). Did you know that 90% of lung cancer cases are due to smoking, and that if you're a moderate smoker you're 20 times more likely to get it than a non smoker and 40 times more likely if you're a heavy smoker.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

COPD; conditions which cause blocked airflow and makes breathing more difficult. Happens to everyone eventually. But smoking dramatically speeds up the process.

The most common types of COPD are,

Emphysema: Contents of cigarettes stick to the air sacs and damage them, this then causes breathlessness.

Chronic bronchitis: Chemicals in cigarettes cause inflaming of the lungs which make respiratory passages irritated and swollen. Also increases mucus production which damages the lungs.

Vascular disease

Fatty deposits found in cigarettes clog up the arteries, making them harden up. Blood circulation problems can result.

The three most common types of vascular disease are,

Cardiovascular disease (the heart): Blood flow to and from the heart is constricted by fatty deposits. This can lead to heart attacks.

Cerebrovascular disease (the brain): Blood flow to the brain is constricted. May result in strokes or paralysis.

Peripheral vascular disease (the legs): Blood cannot circulate through the legs properly. Can cause leg cramps, and in more serious cases lead to gangrene in the toes and feet which may then result in amputation.

You can see now the diseases caused by smoking cigarettes and just how serious they can be. If you're a smoker it may be a good idea to do something about it.

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