Jump to full article: NSTP e-Media (my), 2008-05-27
Author: Kasmiah Mustapha
Intro: A chain-smoker for over two decades finally arrested his addiction when he found out he had lung cancer.
FOR over 20 years, Teo Chee Bin has been smoking between 10 and 20 cigarettes per day.
The chain-smoker blames stress as the reason he picked up the habit. Though aware of the dangers of smoking, the 42-year-old could not make himself quit.
But three years ago, he finally kicked the habit.
"I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2005," . . .
In 2003, there were 1,758 lung cancer cases in Peninsular Malaysia of which 13.8 per cent were male and 3.8 per cent, female.
Exposure to second-hand smoke is reported to be the main cause of lung cancer in women.
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