Tobacco expected to kill 1 billion this century

[Emerson1]

WASHINGTON - If current trends hold, tobacco will kill a billion people this century, 10 times the toll it took in the 20th century, public health officials said Monday.

Tobacco accounts for one in five cancer deaths, or 1.4 million deaths worldwide each year, according to two new reference guides that chart global tobacco use and cancer. Lung cancer remains the major cancer among the 10.9 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year, according to the Cancer Atlas.

Reducing tobacco use would have the greatest affect on global cancer rates, health officials said. Improving nutrition and reducing infection by cancer-causing viruses and bacteria could also cut rates dramatically, they said.
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“We know with cancer, if we take action now, we can save 2 million lives a year by 2020 and 6.5 million by 2040,” said Dr. Judith Mackay, a World Health Organization senior policy adviser.


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[Cameron Crazy]

Glad i dont do any of that stuff.

[STANG RED]

And we are still having an over population problem.
Maybe we need more vices. :D

[pirate44]

now i feel guilty for wanting to take up cigar smoking

[injuredinmelee]

where is my spit cup?

[LH Panther Mom]

Maybe 1 billion will die this century, one way or another. :p

[Phil C]

My goodness. It looks like a lot of people are going to go up in smoke.

[pirate44]

Originally posted by Phil C
My goodness. It looks like a lot of people are going to go up in smoke.
:D

[luvhoops34]

I have never understood why people continue to start smoking with all the information that is out there......Both my parents smoked when I was growing up and I couldn't wait to get away from there. Besides all that, it's so expensive. How do you justify spending the money?

[Emerson1]

People are weak and stupid

[BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END]

Originally posted by pirate44
now i feel guilty for wanting to take up cigar smoking
I bet you wouldn't want to if you took a huge drag off of one of them.

[pirate44]

Originally posted by BIG BLUE DEFENSIVE END
I bet you wouldn't want to if you took a huge drag off of one of them.
first time i smoked one i nearly barfed. that was 14 years ago as of yesterday. i can handle it a little better now. im not a cigar newbie, just cant afford the habit. ;)

[pirate44]

Originally posted by pirate44
first time i smoked one i nearly barfed. that was 14 years ago as of yesterday. i can handle it a little better now. im not a cigar newbie, just cant afford the habit. ;)
i was gonna say "cigar virgin" but i know P4S would have killed me on that one.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by pirate44
i was gonna say "cigar virgin" but i know P4S would have killed me on that one.

LOL!!!

I wonder if Monica Lewinsky was too before Wild Bill got hold of her??

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
LOL!!!

I wonder if Monica Lewinsky was too before Wild Bill got hold of her??

:eek: :evillaugh :D :clap: :eek:

too funny!!!!!

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by pirate44
i was gonna say "cigar virgin" but i know P4S would have killed me on that one. :thinking: Maybe you should've been worried about Ranger Mom!!! :evillaugh :evillaugh

[pirate44]

Originally posted by pirate4state
:thinking: Maybe you should've been worried about Ranger Mom!!! :evillaugh :evillaugh
yeah!!:doh: all you DMTA

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by pirate44
yeah!!:doh: all you DMTA

ROFL!!:devil: :devil: :devil:

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by pirate44
yeah!!:doh: all you DMTA it's a terrible thing to waste :p

[pirate44]

Originally posted by pirate4state
it's a terrible thing to waste :p
:D

[ej2525]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Maybe 1 billion will die this century, one way or another. :p

I am pretty sure I'll go sometime this century!!