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There Are So Many Benefits When You Quit Smoking

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October 17, 2006

About This Editor: A parent and librarian just trying to share some information with the world. Currently a Stay-At-Home Mom of 5, and who jokingly refers to herself as "supermom", she enjoys writing children's books, erotica and anything else that interests her. If you would like to see Ms. Lanham write on a topic that interests you, email her at rlanham_arscompendium@yahoo.com.

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When you smoke, you probably think often about quitting. However, it is just so easy to continue, to not have to worry about the withdrawal symptoms, and say you’ll quit tomorrow. You will find that, as with so many other things in life, the hardest part of quitting is saying to yourself “I want to quit smoking”, to actually mean it, and to be willing to do anything to reach that goal.

However, look at the following! These little snippets of information may change your mind:

Your chance of a stroke drops to the level of a person who never smoked a cigarette after quitting for only 5 to 15 years.
Your chance of developing cancers of the mouth, throat and esophagus drops by half after quitting for only 5 years.
Your chance of developing cancer of the larynx drops after quitting.
Your chance of developing coronary heart disease drops by half after quitting for only 1 year! The risk drops almost as low as a person who never smoked a cigarette after 15 years.
Your chance of developing lung cancer drops by almost half after quitting for only 10 years.
Your chance of developing an ulcer drops after quitting.
Your chance of developing cancer of the bladder drops by half after quitting for only a few years.
Your chance of developing cancer of the cervix drops after quitting.
Your chance of developing peripheral artery disease drops after quitting.
Your chance of having a low birth weight baby drops to normal if you quit before you get pregnant or during the first three months of pregnancy.