Health Risks of Smoking Health Risks of Smoking Fact Sheet Smoking was responsible for 70 percent of all cancer deaths and nearly 19 percent of cardiovascular disease deaths in Missouri in 1995. Smoking-Attributable Mortality in Missouri. Changes in a 20-year Interval. Smokers have a 50 percent greater chance of contracting a deadly form of adult leukemia. American Council on Science and Health.
Smoking doubles the risk of developing pancreatic cancer.
Silverman, D. T., Dunn, J. A., Hoover, R. N., Schiffman, M., Lillemoe, K. D., Schoenberg, J. B., Brown, L. M., Greenberg, R. S., Hayes, R. B., Swanson, G. M., et al. Smoking is a risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis. Symmons, D. P. M., et al. According to a recent study, smokers have a 70 percent greater risk of suffering from hearing loss than nonsmokers. Smoking increases the chance of developing cataracts and other eye diseases.