A Cancer Council Victoria survey shows at least half of smokers didn't know about the causal links of cigarettes with 13 health conditions -- ranging from various cancers to infertility in women, erectile dysfunction, blindness, diabetes, ectopic pregnancy and rheumatoid arthritis.
Lead researcher Melanie Wakefield says disturbing cigarette packaging and graphic television advertising has made eight in 10 smokers aware of lung and throat cancers, emphysema and heart disease.
Source: SBS
But she says the lack of knowledge of other health dangers means warnings needed to be updated.
