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Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United Kingdom, accounting for over 77,000 deaths an estimated 2.5 billion in health care costs each year in England alone

These findings add to existing evidence of the health benefits of giving up smoking, not only for prevention of cancer, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, but also for prevention of diabetes

They believed it had healing powers and used it in various rituals and ceremonies

Apart from lung cancer, exposure to cigarette smoke can contribute to the development of canine asthma, chronic bronchitis, irritations of the eyes and nose, and cardiovascular problems