The American Cancer Society kicked off their 33rd annual Great American Smoke Out yesterday in an effort to help smokers quit. The goal of the event is to get smokers to quit for one day, in hopes that the day will inspire them to remain smoke-free for good. Smoking is the major risk factor for lung cancer, the top killing cancer globally in both men and women. Studies have found by calling 1-800-Quit-Now, a free service in the US, a person’s chances of successfully quitting tobacco more than doubles.
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Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
November 21st, 2008 at 7:57 am
why do you smoke it bad for you
November 21st, 2008 at 3:05 pm
After 29 years of smoking and 15 years of second hand smoke, I am on oxygen 24 hours a day. I regret the day I started smoking. I was also stubborn, but giving advice, stop smoking. To think that I will not enjoy my children or grand children for much longer is a terrible.
November 23rd, 2008 at 6:49 am
I am a smoker for 30 year and live with a smoker of 50 years. I want to quit. My chest hurts and i have shortness of breath. What is the best way to quit.
May 11th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
A most informative guide on lung cancer, thank you, it has provided me with some comfort
November 27th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Generally I do not make comments on blogs, but I would like to mention that this post really forced me to do so. Really nice post!