PATH 300 Lecture 13: PATH300 - Disorders related to lifestyle
26 Apr 2019
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Smokers have a mortality rate 3 times greater than non smokers. They lose over 11 years of life, and they are often extremely sick for a long time before they die. => we have to think about mortality and morbidity. Smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature deaths in canada. About 100 people die from tobacco use each day (health canada warning) Cigarette will kill 600m people currently alive on planet earth (worst than anything) -> so common that we tend to not think about the seriousness of it. 30% of cancer deaths are due to smoking. Cigarettes kill 80% of smokers (smoking death rates are even higher than before, statistically speaking, because people have been dying less from other non-smoking causes) Lung cancer increases by 20-30% for passive smokers ; heart disease : 25-35% Worldwide burden of diseases from exposure to second-hand smoke : Over 600 000 deaths per year, >1% of all deaths.
