Lung Toxicology Problem Set
Problem 5: Causes of death in the US
For help to answer the question:
Which of the following causes the most deaths in the US?
A. AIDS B. motor vehicles C. homicide D. smoking E. alcohol
Tutorial
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The graph below shows several factors that cause deaths in the US. As you can see, smoking causes the most deaths by far.
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| Most people associate smoking with lung cancer. Lung cancer is responsible for many of the deaths caused by smoking, but there are also other diseases associated with smoking. |
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