| Chapter 11 Other health problems |
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| Other health problems: Ulcers |
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| In a 1991 study from Sweden, one quarter of peptic ulcers diagnosed for the first time |
| in people ages 35 to 84 were estimated to be caused by smoking. Smokers are more |
| prone to becoming infected with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori that is associated |
| with a greatly increased risk of developing ulcers. |
| Cigarettes, pp. 146-147 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| Cigarette smoking is associated with an increased risk of developing duodenal ulcer |
| and ulcer-related complications, including delayed ulcer healing and death. |
| Annals of Internal Medicine, November 1, 1993, p. 882 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| 20% of peptic ulcer cases in women in the U.S. are attributable to cigarette smoking. |
| Regular smokers were 1.8 times more likely to develop ulcers than never smokers. |
| Archives of Internal Medicine, July 1990, p. 1437 |
| tobacco reference guideg (artefact pour saut |
| A significant number of former smokers have stopped suffering from heartburn after |
| quitting smoking. |
| San Francisco Chronicle, May 9, 1999, p. 8 |
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