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Tobacco use causes 2.4 mln cancer cases in U.S. in 5 years: report

[Xinhua - Health]

A total of 2.4 million cases of cancer were resulted from tobacco in the United States from 1999 to 2004. According to the CDC report, tobacco use is the No. 1 preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States, topping alcohol use, car crashes, suicide, homicide and illegal drug use, and the most prominent cause of cancer.