Smoking has for long been linked to many cancers. Health professionals say that this habit can give a person almost 14 to 15 different kinds of cancer including cancer of the mouth pharynx (upper throat) nose sinuses and larynx. It may also increase your risk of liver stomach kidney pancreas bowel ovary and bladder cancers. In some cases it may even cause leukaemia. According to the World Health Organisation smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer. In fact this premier organisation says that almost 80 per cent of lung cancer cases are because of smoking. Lung cancer is the