Fact Sheets: Tobacco and Smoking Cessation
"Light" Cigarettes and Cancer Risk
(Reviewed: 10/28/2010) - A fact sheet that answers questions about the health effects of smoking "low-tar," "mild," or "light" cigarettes.
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Cigar Smoking and Cancer
(Reviewed: 10/27/2010) - A fact sheet about the health risks associated with cigar smoking.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting
(Reviewed: 01/12/2011) - A fact sheet that lists some of the cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke and describes the health problems caused by smoking and the benefits of quitting.
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How To Handle Withdrawal Symptoms and Triggers When You Decide To Quit Smoking
(Reviewed: 10/29/2010) - A fact sheet that provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Secondhand Smoke and Cancer
(Reviewed: 01/12/2011) - A fact sheet that summarizes the studies on the health effects of exposure to environmental (secondhand) tobacco smoke.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer
(Reviewed: 10/25/2010) - A fact sheet about the health risks associated with the use of smokeless tobacco.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Where To Get Help When You Decide To Quit Smoking
(Reviewed: 10/28/2010) - A fact sheet that provides information about helpful resources for people who have decided to quit smoking.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Women and Smoking
(Reviewed: 08/03/2010) - A fact sheet that describes how smoking increases a woman's risk of cancer and other health problems and the benefits of quitting smoking. Includes resources to help women smokers quit.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
(Reviewed: 10/28/2010) - A fact sheet that answers questions about the health effects of smoking "low-tar," "mild," or "light" cigarettes.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Cigar Smoking and Cancer
(Reviewed: 10/27/2010) - A fact sheet about the health risks associated with cigar smoking.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Harms of Smoking and Health Benefits of Quitting
(Reviewed: 01/12/2011) - A fact sheet that lists some of the cancer-causing chemicals in tobacco smoke and describes the health problems caused by smoking and the benefits of quitting.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
How To Handle Withdrawal Symptoms and Triggers When You Decide To Quit Smoking
(Reviewed: 10/29/2010) - A fact sheet that provides helpful tips related to smoking cessation.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Secondhand Smoke and Cancer
(Reviewed: 01/12/2011) - A fact sheet that summarizes the studies on the health effects of exposure to environmental (secondhand) tobacco smoke.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Smokeless Tobacco and Cancer
(Reviewed: 10/25/2010) - A fact sheet about the health risks associated with the use of smokeless tobacco.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Where To Get Help When You Decide To Quit Smoking
(Reviewed: 10/28/2010) - A fact sheet that provides information about helpful resources for people who have decided to quit smoking.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Women and Smoking
(Reviewed: 08/03/2010) - A fact sheet that describes how smoking increases a woman's risk of cancer and other health problems and the benefits of quitting smoking. Includes resources to help women smokers quit.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120928165214im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)