Our physicians in respiratory medicine are also divided into many specialty groups, such as: infection group, lung cancer group, asthma group, respiratory therapy group, interstitial lung disease group, sleep breathing disorders group, interventional respiratory disease group, respiratory critical care medicine group, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease group, pulmonary embolism and pulmonary vascular disease group, etc. There is also a tobacco disease group. May 31, 2015 is 28th World No Tobacco Day, the “China Smoking Health Hazard Report” and the core messages of tobacco control health education prepared by experts organized by the National Health and Family Planning Commission are excerpted below to disseminate to every patient, so that every patient will pay further attention to the harm of tobacco to human health and improve the health literacy level of all citizens.
First, the number of smokers in China exceeds 300 million, and about 740 million nonsmokers suffer from the hazards of secondhand smoke exposure.
Second, smoking kills more than 1 million people each year in China, more than the number of deaths caused by tuberculosis, AIDS and malaria combined.
Third, half of all current smokers will die early in the future because of smoking, and the average life expectancy of smokers is at least 10 years shorter than that of nonsmokers.
Fourth, tobacco smoke contains at least 69 kinds of carcinogens.
Fifth, the nicotine in tobacco products can lead to tobacco dependence, tobacco dependence is a chronic addictive disease.
Sixth, smoking and secondhand smoke exposure are serious health risks, even if inhaling a small amount of tobacco smoke can be harmful to the human body.
Seven, there is no safe level of secondhand smoke exposure, a complete ban on smoking indoors is the only effective way to avoid harm.
Eight, the indoor smoking area (room), installation of ventilation facilities can not avoid the harm of secondhand smoke exposure.
Nine, there is no harmless tobacco products, as long as smoking is harmful to health.
Ten, “low-tar cigarettes”, “herbal cigarettes” can not reduce the harm caused by smoking, but easy to induce smoking, affect the smoker to quit.
Eleven, smoking can lead to a variety of malignant tumors, including lung cancer, oral cancer, nasopharyngeal malignancies, laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer and acute leukemia.
Twelve, smoking can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary), adolescent asthma, and increase the risk of respiratory infections.
Thirteen, smoking can increase the risk of tuberculosis disease and death.
Fourteen, smoking can lead to coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral arterial disease.
Fifteen, smoking in men can lead to erectile dysfunction.
Sixteen, smoking in women can lead to reduced chances of conception, miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm birth, low birth weight of infants, and increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
Seventeen, smoking can lead to type 2 diabetes and increase the risk of its complications.
XVIII. Smoking can lead to periodontitis, cataracts, poor wound healing after surgery, skin aging, Alzheimer’s disease, reduced bone density in postmenopausal women, and peptic ulcers.
Nineteen, secondhand smoke exposure can lead to lung cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, breast cancer, and sinus cancer.
Twenty, secondhand smoke exposure can lead to acute and chronic respiratory symptoms, decreased lung function, bronchial asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults.
Twenty-one, exposure to secondhand smoke in pregnant women can lead to lower birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome, preterm birth, neonatal neural tube abnormalities, and cleft lip and palate.
Twenty-two, secondhand smoke exposure can lead to bronchial asthma, decreased lung function, and otitis media in children.
Twenty-three, quitting smoking is the only way to reduce the harms of smoking, and the earlier you quit, the better, and you can benefit from quitting at any age.
Twenty-four, quitting smoking can significantly reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality from lung cancer, coronary heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and many other diseases in smokers, delay the progression of these diseases, and improve the prognosis.
Twenty-five, women who quit smoking before or early in pregnancy can reduce the risk of preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, low birth weight of the newborn, and many other problems.
Twenty-six smokers may experience discomfort during the cessation process and may rely on specialized smoking cessation treatment if necessary.
Twenty-seventh, smokers should respect the health rights of others and refrain from smoking in indoor workplaces, indoor public places, public transportation, and other places where smoking is prohibited.
Twenty-eight smokers should actively quit smoking, and the smoker’s willingness to quit is the basis for successful cessation.
Twenty-nine, smoking cessation clinics can provide professional smoking cessation treatment to smokers.
The national smoking cessation hotline number is 400 888 5531 and the public health service hotline number is 12320.