A very large body of evidence now exists that suggests diet is as important to mental health as it is to physical health, says Felice Jacka, president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research. A healthy diet is protective and an unhealthy diet is a risk factor for depression and anxiety.â.
All forms of smoking are linked to these cancers, including cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. Tobacco smoke can cause cancer anywhere in the mouth and throat as well as in the lungs, the bladder, and many other organs in the body. Pipe smoking is particularly linked with lesions of the lips, where the pipe comes in direct contact with the tissue.
Thirty-six percent (36%) of people diagnosed with throat cancer are expected to die within 5 years after diagnosis. There were more than 415 deaths from throat cancer in Canada in 2007, with four times more males than females dying of this cancer. Research has shown that in 2002, about 60% of throat cancer deaths in Canada were due to smoking. These health warning messages for cigarettes and little cigars address throat cancer: