April 5, 2022
The Silent Killer – The Effects of Tobacco in the U.S.
Acknowledgements:
I would like to thank my parents for their support and constant encouragement throughout the writing process. I am also indebted to Dr.Boies and Diana Donnel for their assistance in the editing phase of the project. And I am most grateful to Dr. Boies for her encouragement to help me to see the importance of this project for how it could be helpful and useful to others.
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Lung Cancer
Smoking
Tobacco
Samantha Beltran
I was born and raised on the border of Texas and Mexico in the city of El Paso. Upon graduating in the Spring of 2022, I will receive a bachelor’s degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry and a certification in Public Health. After graduation, I will pursue a Doctorate degree in Medicine that specializes in urology or gastroenterology.
While at St. Mary’s University I assisted in the founding of “Girl Up StMU,” an organization empowering women leaders all around the world to defend gender equality. Additionally, I participated in a Research Fellowship under the direction of Dr. Gray. Moreover, I am also a part of other organizations such as, Sigma Sigma Sigma National sorority where I served as President and as College Panhellenic Council Chair. In my spare time, I volunteer at University Hospital, where I have had the opportunity to interact with patients and tutor students from underserved communities through the organization, “Learn To Be Tutoring.”
Recent Comments
Monserrat Garcia
Amazing! Thank you for sharing this with us!!
06/04/2022
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Olivia Faulkner
Very organized and informative! Hoping children and young adults pay more attention to the affects of tobacco products.
06/04/2022
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Lorena Scallion
Excellent work Samantha. Love the layout and how you intentionally bolder and called out each item. Proud of you!!
06/04/2022
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Karina Dominguez
Super informative. I will be sharing this with my friends who use e-cigarettes!
06/04/2022
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Blanca lop z
A very well informative article I sure hope people understand the consequences of smoking and also how bad second hand smoking can harm you just like if you smoked yourself. Great Article.
06/04/2022
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Malena
Great job Sam Very informative shared with my high schooler to share with classmates. Awsome information
08/04/2022
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Carlos Hinojosa
A very well done informative graphic and did a great job at showing the general readers how bad tobacco can be for you and that it most likely be you last time if you do decide to try it out. I also liked how you showed the different names it goes under and how many people it kills on a average. You also did a good job in just general design of the article since it looked very formal and professional.
09/04/2022
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Eliza Merrion
This is a very well done informative graph. This caught my attention because tobacco usage in our country and especially our generation is concerning. Seeing all the statistics of the effects of tobacco in people is both fascinating and alarming. I hope this article brings more awareness and concern to people who use tobacco. Overall very good information and graphs.
17/04/2022
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Natalia Ramirez
This was a very interesting graph to look at, especially because tobacco is used widely today. Young people are purchasing electronic cigarettes. My concern is that we really do not know the long-term consequences of these electronic cigarettes because it is our generation that barely starting using them. Will it increase the chances of cancer? Will it have other negative effects on our health? We really do not know yet, and that is concerning.
24/04/2022
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Oralia Beltran
A very educative article that I hope provides awareness to the youth especially on the use of e-cigarettes.
06/04/2022
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