Preventing Chronic Disease | Using Current Smoking Prevalence to Project Lung Cancer Morbidity and Mortality in Georgia by 2020 - CDC

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States. In Georgia, approximately 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 87% of men’s lung cancer deaths and 70% of women’s lung cancer deaths are due to smoking.


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  • SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0271.htm
  • Syndication ID: 8771
  • Language: English
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:23 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 01:17 AM

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