Reviews in detail what is known about smoking-related diseases among women.

Yet they seem to be at higher risk for smoking-related diseases like lung cancer and heart disease.

More than a million working days are lost every year through smoking-related diseases.

The big savings come from retirement benefits, especially since smoking-related disease usually kicks in as one's working years end.

About 30% of youth smokers will continue smoking and die early from a smoking-related disease.

As a result, smoking-related diseases are among the reasons life expectancy for men in Russia has dropped to 58.6 years.

Black Americans suffer higher rates of smoking-related diseases than whites.

For men and women combined, the health costs of smoking-related diseases are $73 billion a year.

It is estimated that 330,000-400,000 people die in Russia each year due to smoking-related diseases.

One smoker in two will die, sooner or later, from a smoking-related disease.