Sudden infant death syndrome, delayed mental development in childhood, and spontaneous abortion also have been linked to smoking.
According to the figures spanning five years from 2007 to 2011, more than 300,000 cases of cancer recorded were linked to smoking.
Based on smoking habits in the population and the proportion of cancer cases attributable to smoking, the researchers estimated that 125,799 lung, bronchus and trachea cancer deaths, representing 80percentt of the total, were linked to smoking.
We know that a large majority of these cases are linked to smoking cigarettes and other tobacco products, yet about one in five people in Wales still smoke.
It proved a good investment — even if the Tisch name has sometimes been linked to smoking's health hazards, as when an airplane once trailed a banner over Long Island beaches reading "Larry Tisch sells cancer sticks".
"We found that the types of cancer that had higher risk than predicted by the number of stem cell divisions were precisely the ones you'd expect, including lung cancer, which is linked to smoking; skin cancer, linked to sun exposure; and forms of cancers associated with hereditary syndromes," Prof Vogelstein added.
"We found the types of cancer that had higher risk than predicted by the number of stem cell divisions were precisely the ones you'd expect, including lung cancer, which is linked to smoking; skin cancer, linked to sun exposure; and forms of cancers associated with hereditary syndromes," Professor Vogelstein said.
About 100,000 (34%) of the cancers are linked to smoking, diet, alcohol and excess weight.
Although most cases of COPD are linked to smoking, Anthony's condition is a direct result of the asthma he has had since he was six months old.
He added that other non-mortality factors were linked to smoking, such as asthma, anxiety and depression, as well as problems with skin, fertility and child bearing.
