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Beside from it being the major single cause of cancer in the U.S. and having it killed 1 in 5 people in America cigarettes are harmful to your body. It contains harsh chemicals such as benzene (associated with leukemia), formaldehyde (highly poisonous know for respiratory, skin and gastrointestinal problems), Ammonia (Found in dry cleaning) and much more. Cigarettes also are known for mouth, lung, voice box, bladder, esophagus, pancreas, cervix, kidney, and stomach. Smoking also can have a major effect on the heart. Deadly heart attacks have been reported. Since smoking raises blood pressure dramatically clots in the blood are likely to happen.

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