Smoking, Obesity Threaten Lives
A recent medical study reiterates
that there is no such thing
as a safe level of smoking. The imporiant
data
show that
one to four
cigarettes a
day can nearly
triple the
risk of death
from heart
disease and
lung cancer.
"This new
study helps to confirm what many
scientists, and increasing numbers
of smokers, already know: Smoking
only a few cigarettes a day can
be very damaging to your health,"
says Thomas J. Glynn, Ph.D..
American Cancer Society director
of cancer science and trends and
international tobacco programs.
"Fortunately, smokers now have
a variety of medications and treatments
they can use to help them
stop smoking, even when they
smoke fewer than five cigarettes
a day. These medications include
the nicotine replacement products
such as the gum and patch and
the antidepressant hupropion (Zyban,
Wellbutrin). Smokers can also
combine their use of medication
with counseling from their physician,
pharmacist, or a telephone
helpline such as the American
Cancer Society Quitline at 1-877-
YES-QUIT (1-877-937-7848)."
Threaten Lives
A recent medical study reiterates
that there is no such thing
as a safe level of smoking. The imporiant
data
show that
one to four
cigarettes a
day can nearly
triple the
risk of death
from heart
disease and
lung cancer.
"This new
study helps to confirm what many
scientists, and increasing numbers
of smokers, already know: Smoking
only a few cigarettes a day can
be very damaging to your health,"
says Thomas J. Glynn, Ph.D..
American Cancer Society director
of cancer science and trends and
international tobacco programs.
"Fortunately, smokers now have
a variety of medications and treatments
they can use to help them
stop smoking, even when they
smoke fewer than five cigarettes
a day. These medications include
the nicotine replacement products
such as the gum and patch and
the antidepressant hupropion (Zyban,
Wellbutrin). Smokers can also
combine their use of medication
with counseling from their physician,
pharmacist, or a telephone
helpline such as the American
Cancer Society Quitline at 1-877-
YES-QUIT (1-877-937-7848)."