Question

Cigarette smoking causes

• A. Lung cancer
• B. Baldness
• C. Colour blindness
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Lung cancer

Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma is a malignant lung tumour characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. The majority (85%) of cases of lung cancer are due to long-term tobacco smoking. Cigarette smoke contains at least 73 known carcinogens. Across the developed world, 90% of lung cancer deaths in men and 70% of those in women during the year 2000 were attributed to smoking.

So, the correct answer is 'Lung cancer'.