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. 2004 May 24;4:6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-4-6

Table 1.

Smoking-related, non-CVD mortality and the relative risk used for smokers quoted by the US Surgeon General's report of 1989 based on the 4-year follow-up of the US Cancer Society's 50-state study (CPS-II) [17].

Cause of death Relative risk for smokers
Males Females

COPD 9.65 10.47
Other Respiratory 1.99 2.18
Carcinoma Oesophagus 7.6 10.25
Carcinoma Pancreas 2.14 2.33
Carcinoma Larynx 10.48 17.78
Carcinoma Lung 22.36 11.94
Carcinoma Cervix - 2.14
Carcinoma Kidney 2.95 1.41
Carcinoma Bladder/other urinary 2.86 2.58
Carcinoma Lip, Oral cavity, Pharynx 27.48 5.59