| Heart disease
is the leading cause of death of Americans 24 years
of age and older,
30.3% or 724,269 annual deaths are due to heart disease. Sixteen percent of
those deaths, 115,883, occur in smokers. Cancer is the
second leading cause of death causing 23% or 538,947
deaths. Twenty-three percent of those are lung cancer,
83% of lung cancers occur in smokers and ex-smokers
(101,
724).
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