Tobacco-Related Cancer Statistics 2007 (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)

• Tobacco use contributed to more than 438,000 premature deaths in the U.S. each year between 1997-2001.
• Thirty percent of all cancer deaths and 87% of lung cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking.

Texas Lung cancer estimates:
o New cases – 13,520
o Deaths – 9,920
o Five-year overall survival rate – 15%

Kansas Lung cancer estimates:
o New cases – 1,870
o Deaths – 1,530
o Five-year overall survival rate – 15%

Nebraska Lung cancer estimates:
o New cases – 1,190
o Deaths – 900
o Five-year overall survival rate – 15%

Missouri Lung cancer estimates:
o New cases – 5,350
o Deaths – 4,120
o Five-year overall survival rate – 15%

Oklahoma Lung cancer estimates:
o New cases – 3,180
o Deaths – 2,390
o Five-year overall survival rate – 15%

Hawaii Lung cancer estimates:
o New cases – 690
o Deaths – 530
o Five-year overall survival rate – 15%

• Smoking is associated with increased risk for at least 16 types of cancer: nasopharnyx, nasal cavity, para nasal sinuses, lip, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, lung, esophagus, pancreas, uterine, cervix, kidney, bladder, stomach, and acute leukemia. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)
• In 2007, there will be about 213,380 new cases of lung and bronchus cancers in the US: 114,760 male, 98,620 female. Approximately 160,390 will die: 89,510 male, 70,880 female. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)
• An estimated 45 million U.S. adults (22.8% of the population) are current smokers. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)
• Each year, about 3,000 nonsmoking adults die of lung cancer as a result of breathing secondhand smoke; and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) causes 35,000 nonsmoking adults to die from heart disease. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)
• Cigar smoking has health consequences and hazards similar to those of cigarettes such as: cancer of the lung, oral cavity, larynx, esophagus, and probably the pancreas. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)
• Nationwide, 14% of male high school students and 2% of female high school students were currently using chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip in 2005. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)
• The risk of cancer of the cheek and gums may increase nearly 50 fold among long-term spit tobacco or snuff users. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)
• Smokers who quit before the age of 50 cut their risk of dying in the next 15 years in half compared with those who continue to smoke. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)
• Smoking, on average, reduces life expectancy by approximately 14 years. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2006)
• Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death for both men and women. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2007)