Not Surprisingly, Smoking Remains High Risk Factor for Death from Heart Disease and Cancer

[ Posted in: Cigarette Smoking, Reasons To Quit Smoking, Smoking Women, Uncategorized on December 3rd, 2009 ]

Smoking persists as a major risk factor for death from heart disease and cancer in adults who already have heart disease and receive good medical therapy, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Researchers analyzed 12,152 men and women who participated in an international study based on their smoking status: current smokers, former smokers and nonsmokers.

Current smokers more than doubled their risk of death from heart disease and cancer and all causes in the three-year study period. Current smokers also were at increased risk of heart attack and stroke compared to former smokers and nonsmokers.

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		Not Surprisingly, Smoking Remains High Risk Factor for Death from Heart Disease and Cancer [ Posted in: Cigarette Smoking, Reasons To Quit Smoking, Smoking Women, Uncategorized on December 3rd, 2009 ] Smoking persists as a major risk factor for death from heart disease and cancer in adults who already have heart disease and receive good medical therapy, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers analyzed 12,152 men and women who participated in an international study based on their smoking status: current smokers, former smokers and nonsmokers. Current smokers more than doubled their risk of death from heart disease and cancer and all causes in the three-year study period. Current smokers also were at increased risk of heart attack and stroke compared to former smokers and nonsmokers. Source Email This Post \| Print This Post \| Help others find this article at: del.icio.us Digg Furl Reddit Google StumbleUpon Technorati Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website