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There’s no “safe” way

to smoke tobacco

While cigarette smoking rates have dropped nationally, other dangerous and addictive ways to smoke
tobacco are on the rise. Encourage someone you know to quit smoking on November 16 during the
American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout® event. Quitting at any age can lower the risk of lung
cancer, even if you’ve smoked for years.

Thoracic cancer is cancer of 36.5 million Americans Every year, 7,300+
the lungs or chest region. Lung still smoke cigarettes. nonsmokers die of
cancer is the most common type. Yet rates have gone lung cancer from
down from 42% in secondhand smoke.
Lung cancer can be caused by: 1965 to 15.1% in 2015.
• U sing types of tobacco (cigarettes,
African-American
pipes, cigars, hookah) men have the
• B reathing secondhand smoke highest rate of lung
• Exposure to asbestos or radon cancer in the U.S.
• Family history of lung cancer
Smoking tobacco Within minutes of
smoking your last
products causes cigarette, your body
almost 9 out of 10 begins to recover.
cases of lung cancer.

Lung cancer is the Tobacco smoke has The Summa Health Thoracic Multidisciplinary
at least 70 chemicals, Clinic (MDC) develops highly coordinated,
leading cause of called carcinogens, comprehensive and personalized plans of care.
cancer death in both that cause cancer. To schedule an appointment or second opinion,
men and women. call our Lung Care Coordinator at 844.445.8647.

Sources: www.cdc.gov, www.cancer.org/

Summa Health Integrative and Collaborative Care
Cancer Institute
The new field of CardioOncology is the blending of the
is accredited by the most fields of cardiology and oncology. With cancer patients
prestigious organizations living longer, more are getting heart disease. And more
heart patients are living long enough to get cancer. We
for the cancer care we now offer a specially designed echocardiogram and
provide, including the 2017 consultative service lead by Dr. Gabriela Orasanu, M.D., to
care for patients’ cardiac and oncology treatment needs.
Commission on Cancer
(CoC) Outstanding
Achievement
Award (OAA).

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