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Health effects

Australia

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  Cigar smoking causes lung cancer
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  Cigar smoking causes lung cancer
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  Cigar smoking causes mouth and throat cancer
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  Cigar smoking causes mouth and throat cancer
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  Cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes
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  Cigars are not a safe alternative to cigarettes
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  Smoking causes blindness
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  Smoking causes blindness
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  Smoking causes emphysema
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  Smoking causes emphysema
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  Smoking causes heart disease
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  Smoking causes heart disease
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  Smoking causes lung cancer
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  Smoking causes lung cancer
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  Smoking causes mouth and throat cancer
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  Smoking causes mouth and throat cancer
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  Smoking causes peripheral vascular disease
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  Smoking causes peripheral vascular disease
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  Smoking clogs your arteries
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  Smoking clogs your arteries
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  Smoking doubles your risk of stroke
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  Smoking doubles your risk of stroke

Brazil

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  DANGER - The Ministry of Health warns: The risk of stroke is increased by use of this product.
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  DEATH – The Ministry of Health warns: Use of this product leads to death from lung cancer or emphysema.
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  GANGRENE - The Ministry of Health warns: Use of this product blocks arteries and makes blood circulation more difficult.
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  HEART ATTACK - The Ministry of Health warns: Use of this product causes death due to heart diseases.
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  Smokers do not have breath for anything
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  Smoking causes bad breath, tooth loss and mouth cancer
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  Smoking causes heart attack
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  Smoking causes larynx cancer.
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  Smoking causes lung cancer
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  Smoking causes lung cancer
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  Smoking causes mouth cancer and tooth loss.
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  Smoking causes vascular disease that can lead to amputation.
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  This necrosis was caused by tobacco consumption.

Canada

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  Cigarettes cause bladder cancer.
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  La cigarette cause le cancer de la vessie.
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  When you smoke it shows.
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  Vous fumez? Ça se voit.
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  Cigarettes Leave You Breathless
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  La cigarette vous coupe le souffle
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  Cigarettes Cause Lung Cancer
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  La cigarette cause le cancer du poumon

Egypt

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  Smoking cause heart and arteries diseases

European Union

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  Smoke contains benzene, nitrosamines, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide
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  Smoke contains benzene, nitrosamines, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide
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  Smoke contains benzene, nitrosamines, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide
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  Smokers die younger
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  Smokers die younger
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  Smoking can cause a slow and painful death
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  Smoking can cause a slow and painful death
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  Smoking can cause a slow and painful death
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  Smoking causes fatal lung cancer
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  Smoking causes fatal lung cancer
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  Smoking causes fatal lung cancer

India

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  Tobacco causes cancer
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  Tobacco causes cancer
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  Tobacco causes cancer

Iran

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  Beurger disease
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  Compared to non-smokers, smokers are exposed by two times to be infected by different skin cancers.
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  Judge Yourself: Death/Life
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  Smoking is one of the major factors of mouth and lip cancers. This type of cancer will cause difficulties in chewing and swallow functions.
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  Smoking will cause irremediable damages to the eye tissue, vision central nerves and finally will result in blindness.
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  Smoking will cause the onset of serious harms to the mucus of mouth and tongue and finally will result in tongue cancer.

Jordan

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  Smoking causes deadly lung cancer

Latvia

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  Smoke contains benzene, nitrosamines, formaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide
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  Smoking causes fatal lung cancer
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  Smoking clogs the arteries and causes heart attacks and strokes
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  Smoking may reduce the blood flow and causes impotence

Malaysia

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  Cigarette causes gangrene
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  Cigarette causes lung cancer
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  Cigarette causes mouth cancer
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  Cigarette causes neck cancer
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  Rokok Penyebab Kanser Leher
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  Rokok Penyebab Kanser Mulut
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  Rokok Penyebab Kanser Paru-Paru
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  Rokok Penyebab Penyakit Gangren

Mauritius

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  Smoking causes heart diseases
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  FUMER PROVOQUE LES MALADIES DU COEUR
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  Smoking causes lung cancer
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  FUMER PROVOQUE LE CANCER DU POUMON
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  Smoking causes mouth cancer
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  FUMER CAUSE LE CANCER DE LA BOUCHE
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  Smoking causes strokes
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  FUMER PROVOQUE L’ATTAQUE CÉRÉBRALE

Pakistan

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  Smoking Causes Mouth Cancer

Thailand

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  Cigarette Smoke Causes 10 Types of Cancer
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  Cigarette Smoke Causes Fatal Heart Failure
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  Smoke Causes Hemorrhagic Stroke
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  Smoking Causes Fatal Emphysema
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  Smoking Causes Fatal Emphysema
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  Smoking Causes Foot Gangrene
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  Smoking Causes Heart Failure
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  Smoking Causes Laryngeal Cancer
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  Smoking Causes Laryngeal Cancer
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  Smoking Causes Lung Cancer
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  Smoking Causes Lung Cancer
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  Smoking Causes Oral Cancer
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  Smoking Causes Oral Cancer
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  Smoking Causes Stroke

Venezuela

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  Smoking causes bad breath, tooth loss, oral cancer
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  Smoking causes bad breath, tooth loss, oral cancer
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  Smoking causes heart attack
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  Smoking causes heart attack
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  Smoking causes laryngeal cancer
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  Smoking causes lung cancer, cough, pulmonary emphysema and chronic bronchitis
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  Smoking causes lung cancer, cough, pulmonary emphysema and chronic bronchitis