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Smoking may cause changes in cells that are linked cancers beyond lung cancer, including breast and gynecological cancers, a new study finds.

The rate of deaths from cancer appears to be on the decline worldwide, a new study suggests.

When exposed to cigarette smoke, MRSA bacteria get stronger, a new study finds.

There are at least 10 drugs that are more deadly than marijuana, including some that are legal, such as alcohol and nicotine, a new study by researchers in Germany and Canada finds.

Public health groups treat smoking as an epidemic, arguing that we addressed it too late in many countries but can prevent it in others.

A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that e-cigarettes might put adolescents at risk for taking up traditional cigarettes. Teen use of e-cigarettes is skyrocketing.

Smoking cigarettes is linked to the disappearance of the Y chromosome in the blood — a side effect that might explain why men who smoke are at greater risk for cancer than women who smoke.

Depending on whom you ask, e-cigarettes are either a great tool to get people to quit smoking or another way to get people hooked on nicotine.

Smoking is to blame for about 14 million major medical conditions among American adults in a single year, a new study shows.

Smoking an electronic cigarette may come with unforeseen risks, such as exploding charging devices and accidental poisonings from nicotine exposure.