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  2. Smoker's macrophages - Wikipedia

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    The risks of morbidity and mortality of infectious diseases are significantly reduced in 1 year and become comparable with non-smokers after 5 years of quitting. [20] Meanwhile, the life expectancy after smoking cessation increased by 10 years with the reduced risks of these diseases. [28]

  3. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Smoking most commonly leads to diseases affecting the heart and lungs and will commonly affect areas such as hands or feet. First signs of smoking-related health issues often show up as numbness in the extremities, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and ...

  4. Disturbing video shows what your lungs look like after ... - AOL

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    6.5 years = 2,374 days and 56,976 hours, or 3,418,560 minutes. 5,772 cigarettes per year for 54 years = 311,688 cigarettes. 3,418,560/311,688=11 minutes per cigarette.

  5. Smoking cessation - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] The risk of heart attack in a smoker decreases by 50% after one year of cessation. Similarly, the risk of lung cancer decreases by 50% in 10 years of cessation [15] From 2001 to 2010, about 70% of smokers in the United States expressed a desire to quit smoking, and 50% reported having attempted to do so in the past year. [16]

  6. More older former smokers need lung cancer screening, experts say

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    The update also expands the organization's recommended age range for lung cancer screening to 50 to 80 years, from the previous range of 55 to 74 years, and decreases the number of required pack ...

  7. 5 Years Later, What a Difference -- for This Smoker, for ...

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    As we celebrate these twin five-year milestones -- Sternberg's turnaround and the FDA Tobacco Control Act -- let's appreciate the simple pleasure of putting one foot in front of the other, headed ...

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