WASHINGTON: Scientist said that smoking was responsible for nearly half of deaths due to certain types of cancers.
Some 48.5 percent of nearly 346,000 deaths attributed to one of the 12 types of cancer known to be caused by smoking were due to cigarette.
The large number of deaths comes despite concerted efforts to reduce cigarette use across the United States. The study revealed, “Continued progress in reducing cancer mortality, as well as deaths from many other serious diseases, will require more comprehensive tobacco control, including targeted cessation support”. About 77 percent of larynx cancer deaths studied were connected to smoking, the study said.
