Smoking habit in youth
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Date
2013
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University of Management and Technology
Abstract
Worldwide tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year. World Health Organization warns that unless countries take strict action tobacco could kill about 8 million people every year by 2030, mostly in the developing countries. On average 273 Pakistanis die each day from smoking related diseases.
Cigarette smoking is one of the major killers in the world. The biggest side affect from smoking is Cancer. Cancer is a group of many related diseases. The largest killing cancer is Lung Cancer. The risk of dying from lung cancer is 22 times higher for males, and 12 times higher for female smokers as oppose to nonsmokers.
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Project Advisor: Ms. Ayesha Zeeshan
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Smoking Habit, Mass Media