The Benefits of Quitting Smoking

There are considerable benefits of quitting smoking, as you can see by this CDC poster and the bullet points below it.

And quit smoking benefits only improve over time, so take a few minutes to review this information.

Your life could depend upon it!

Here is a run-down of the benefits of quitting smoking pictured above in the poster. Compared to smokers, your…

Stroke risk is reduced to that of a person who never smoked after 5 to 15 years of not smoking

Cancers of the mouth, throat, and esophagus risks are halved 5 years after quitting

Cancer of the larynx risk is reduced after quitting

Coronary heart disease risk is cut by half 1 year after quitting and is nearly the same as someone who never smoked 15 years after quitting

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk of death is reduced after you quit Lung cancer risk drops by as much as half 10 years after quitting

Ulcer risk drops after quitting

Bladder cancer risk is halved a few years after quitting

Peripheral artery disease goes down after quitting

Cervical cancer risk is reduced a few years after quitting

Low birth weight baby risk drops to normal if you quit before pregnancy or during your first trimester the benefits of quitting

So, you see, quit smoking benefits are nothing to sneeze at. Won't you start doing something about your smoking addiction today? Be sure to read all of our helpful articles on the benefits of quitting smoking and how to quit smoking that you can access either on the navigation menu to the left or on this page:

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