Disease Links

Lung Cancer

Peripheral Vascular Disease: Smoking leads to peripheral vascular disease by playing a role in narrowing the arteries.  After blood flow is disrupted, then there is a higher potential for limb threatening syndromes such as 
#1 gangrene of the foot
#2 Foot
#3 Foot

#4 Leg

Oral (mouth/throat/tongue) Cancer: Can be caused from chewing tobacco or smoking.  The direct contact with carcinogens in the chewing tobacco is thought to be the cause, while in smoking it is a combination of heat and carcinogens. 
#1

By age of 12, Sean Marsee started using spit tobacco. When he was 18, Sean was diagnosed with tongue cancer. At age 19 Sean died of oral cancer.

 

 

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