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| | U.S. Lengthens the List of Diseases Linked to Smoking |
 | | The new report, issued Thursday by Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, concludes that in addition to the many other diseases listed in the intervening years, smoking can cause cancers of the cervix, kidney, pancreas and stomach, as well as abdominal aortic aneurysms, acute myeloid leukemia, cataracts, pneumonia and gum disease. |
 | | The report, Dr. Carmona said at a news briefing, "documents that smoking causes disease in nearly every organ in the body at every stage of life.". |
 | | Treating those diseases costs about $75 billion a year, according to government figures, and an even greater amount is sacrificed in lost productivity. |
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