• lung cancer
• throat cancer
• pancreatic cancer
• stomach cancer
• kidney and bladder cancers
• acute chest illnesses and diseases
• chronic chest illnesses and diseases
• lung illnesses and diseases
• stomach ulcers.

Women who use tobacco products during pregnancy expose their children to the risk of serious respiratory illnesses. Non-users, particularly children, can also suffer serious illness if they are exposed to second-hand smoke. Children exposed to second-hand smoke also have an increased risk of these illnesses, including:

• reduced lung function, especially for infants
• an increase in lower respiratory tract infections during infancy
• impaired lung growth
• the risk of developing more serious respiratory diseases in later life.