Tobacco control measures have been shown to substantially benefit heart health and if users take immediate action and quit, then their risk of heart disease will decrease by 50 per cent after one year of not smoking
Our approach changes how you think about smoking, helping you understand why you smoke and breaking the mental and physical dependence on nicotine
Effects of quitting Source: Health Education Authority Effects of cessation on total mortality One half of all cigarette smokers will be killed by smoking (BMJ 1994;309:901-11) Those who stop smoking before 35 years of age avoid almost all of the excess risk Between the ages of 35 and 69, 41% of smokers will die compared with 20% of non-smokers For every five smokers that quit before middle age, one avoids premature death 100 100 80 80 60 60 % Alive % Alive 40 40 20 20 0 0 40 55 70 85 100 40 55 70 85 100 Age Age Effects on survival after ages 45, 55, 65 & 75 of stopping smoking in previous decade Former smokers Former smokers stopped 45-54 stopped 35-44 100 100 80 80 60 60 % Alive % Alive 40 40 Former smokers Former smokers stopped 55-64 stopped 65+ 20 20 0 0 40 55 70 85 100 40 55 70 85 100 Age Age Doll et al BMJ 1994 Effects of cessation on cancer At age 60, 1 in 17 men or 1 in 24 women that stop smoking may avoid lung cancer(BMJ 2000;321:323-9) At age 50, 1 in 10 men or 1 in 14 women that stop smoking avoid lung cancer At age 40, 1 in 8 men
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