What are the long-term benefits of quitting smoking?
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Dr. Dean Ornish answered:In addition to the many short-term benefits of stopping smoking, here are only a few of the long-term benefits:
- Five years after quitting, an ex-smoker has a risk of lung cancer mortality 60 percent lower than a current smoker.
- Fifteen years after quitting, ex-smokers are no more likely to get lung cancer than nonsmokers.
- Only one year after quitting, the risk of dying from a heart attack in male ex-smokers is cut by 50 percent.
- Ten years after quitting, male ex-smokers have the same mortality rate from heart disease as nonsmokers. A recent study by Dr. Lynn Rosenberg found that female ex-smokers have the same mortality rate from heart disease as nonsmokers only two to three years after quitting.
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In addition to the many short-term benefits of stopping smoking, here are only a few of the long-term benefits: Five years after quitting, an ex-smoker has a risk of lung cancer mortality 60 percent lower than a current smoker. Fifteen years... More -
Piedmont Heart Institute answered:Quitting smoking reduces the risk of cancer and other diseases, such as heart disease and lung disease, caused by smoking. People who quit smoking, regardless of their age, are less likely than those who continue to smoke to die from smoking-related illness. Studies have shown that quitting at about age 30 reduces the chance of dying from smoking-related diseases by more than 90 percent. People who quit at about age 50 reduce their risk of dying prematurely by 50 percent compared with those who continue to smoke. Even people who quit at about age 60 or older live longer than those who continue to smoke.
This answer is based on source information from the National Cancer Institute.
Quitting smoking reduces the risk of cancer and other diseases, such as heart disease and lung disease, caused by smoking. People who quit smoking, regardless of their age, are less likely than those who continue to smoke to die from smoking-related... More
