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Health benefits of stop smoking
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Stopping smoking has substantial immediate and long term health benefits for smokers of all ages. The excess risk of death from smoking falls soon after cessation and continues to do so
for at least 10-15 years.

Former smokers live longer than continuing smokers, no matter what age they stop smoking,
though the impact of quitting on mortality is greatest at younger ages. For smokers who stop before age 35, survival is about the same as that for non-smokers.

The rate and extent of reduction of risk varies between diseases—for lung cancer the risk falls over 10 years to about 30%-50% that of continuing smokers, but the risk remains raised even after 20 years of abstinence.

There is benefit from quitting at all ages, but stopping before age 30 removes 90% of the lifelong risk of lung cancer. The excess risk of oral and oesophageal cancer caused by smoking is halved within five years of cessation.

 

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Health benefits of stop smoking
Tobacco diagram

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Stopping smoking has substantial immediate and long term health benefits for smokers of all ages. The excess risk of death from smoking falls soon after cessation and continues to do so
for at least 10-15 years.

Former smokers live longer than continuing smokers, no matter what age they stop smoking,
though the impact of quitting on mortality is greatest at younger ages. For smokers who stop before age 35, survival is about the same as that for non-smokers.

The rate and extent of reduction of risk varies between diseases—for lung cancer the risk falls over 10 years to about 30%-50% that of continuing smokers, but the risk remains raised even after 20 years of abstinence.

There is benefit from quitting at all ages, but stopping before age 30 removes 90% of the lifelong risk of lung cancer. The excess risk of oral and oesophageal cancer caused by smoking is halved within five years of cessation.

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Effects of smoking on the body

Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body, causing many diseases and reducing health in general. While smoking cigarette, your body takes in 4000 chemicals, including 43 known carcinogens. These chemicals affect every organ in your body, especially your heart, lungs, brain, liver, kidneys and bladder. Cigarette smoke increases the production of free radicals while also depleting the body of antioxidants, hitting the immune system with a one-two punch.

Specific effects of tobacco smoking on the male body

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Medical reasons to stop smoking

Look at the smoking from all sides and determine all reasons to stop smoking. There are too many medical risks involved to not give up of smoking habit for good.

General health

It's no secret that the general health of smokers is much lower than that of non-smokers. Researchers have strong evidences that after stop smoking in as little as 20 minutes you are able to see the positive difference in your health. The most noticeable factor is your immune system that is responsible for ability to fight off illnesses and long term medical problems.

Heart attack, stroke and cancer

The most obvious medical reason to quit smoking is heart failure or stroke. It is well known fact that smoking increases chances to have a heart attack because of the thickening of the blood which causes blood clots with in the arteries.

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