Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths with women. Americans are starting to smoke at a younger age, especially females.
Pregnant smokers have higher rates of miscarriage, stillbirths, and babies who are born early.
Most of these babies die from crib death soon after birth. Female death rates from smoking-related lung diseases are fast approaching male smoking death rates. Smoking is the number one cause of cancer deaths for men. 80 to 90 percent of smokers begin smoking before they're twenty. Tabacco is often the first drug used by young people who go on to use alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs.