Anti-smoking group focuses on digestive cancers related to cigarettes

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In the case of pancreatic cancer, in more than eight out of 10 cases, the patient cannot be operated on because the cancer is already too advanced. Photo: Pexels

 

(CTV News) — Beyond the lungs and heart, tobacco can also affect the digestive system, Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health (CQTS) says.

The council took aim at these unknown impacts of cigarettes in its 44th week for a tobacco-free Quebec.

Over time, the CQTS has often tried to educate Quebecers about the harmful effects of tobacco on the lungs and cardiovascular system. But this year, the council wanted to focus on the impacts of smoking on digestive cancers – liver, colorectal, pancreas, stomach and esophagus. (…)

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