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New England Journal of Medicine Studies Find Huge Health Benefits to Quitting Smoking

Two new studies published today in the New England Journal of Medicine show that smoking remains a huge public health problem in the United States, but smokers who quit between the ages of 25 and 34 regained nearly the same life expectancy as people who h
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Jan 29, 2013 20:12
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Quitting Smoking By 40 Restores Life Expectancy To Near Normal

The lifespan of a smoker tends to be ten years shorter than that of a never-smoker. But smokers who quit by their 40th birthday can expect to live nearly as long as those who never took up the habit, according to a new analysis of health survey and death
Medical News TODAY(UK)
added Jan 26, 2013 05:12
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AUDIO: Female Smokers Face Greater Risk Than Previously Thought : Shots - Health News

"The group of women that started smoking seriously in and around 1960 can be followed up only now — fully five decades later — to understand what are the full consequences of smoking among women," Jha tells Shots.
National Public Radio (NPR)
added Jan 25, 2013 13:18
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Quitting smoking prolongs life at any age

can add years of life even in one's 60s, new research in the New England Journal of Medicine shows. Younger smokers can gain a whole decade by quitting.
Los Angeles Times
added Jan 24, 2013 12:44
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[Central America] Quitting smoking by age 40 erases most of the risk of an early death

Smokers who quit by around age 40 can stave off an early death, according to a landmark study that fills key gaps in knowledge of smoking-related health ills. While smokers who never stop lose about a decade of life expectancy, those who quit between ag
The Washington Post
added Jan 24, 2013 12:41
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21st-Century Hazards of Smoking and Benefits of Cessation in the United States

Smokers lose at least one decade of life expectancy, as compared with those who have never smoked. Cessation before the age of 40 years reduces the risk of death associated with continued smoking by about 90%.
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
added Jan 24, 2013 11:50
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[USA] Study: Smoking shortens life span by at least 10 years

* Women who smoke are now affected at similar rates for men * Smoking cessation remains less common in lower-income countries People who smoke take at least 10 years off their life expectancy, a new study has found.
USA Today
added Jan 24, 2013 11:45
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[UK] Women smokers more likely to be killed by their habit TODAY than in the 1960s

* Women smokers today start their habit earlier and until recently smoked more cigarettes per day
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added Jan 24, 2013 02:19
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The 21st century hazards of smoking and benefits of stopping: a prospective study of one million women in the UK [FREE FULL TEXT]

Among UK women, two-thirds of all deaths of smokers in their 50s, 60s, and 70s are caused by smoking; smokers lose at least 10 years of lifespan. Although the hazards of smoking until age 40 years and then stopping are substantial, the hazards of continu
The Lancet (uk)
added Jan 19, 2013 23:39
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[California] Hayward: Elderly woman in critical condition after fire caused by cigarette

An 81-year-old woman was in critical condition at a burn center Friday morning after she was found in her bedroom during a single-alarm fire Thursday night.
San Jose (CA) Mercury-News
added Jan 19, 2013 18:15
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