PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX -- Lung Cancer Alliance President and CEO Laurie Fenton-Ambrose issued the following statement: All of us at Lung Cancer Alliance, our Board, our advocates and the patients, families and caregivers we represent, extend our deepest sympathy to the wife and family of Paul Newman. Mr. Newman was an icon of the American stage and film, loved … [Read more...] about A Statement from Lung Cancer Alliance on the Death of Paul Newman
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Progress Has Been Made in Cutting Nicotine Risks, but Exposure Remains Problem for Nonsmokers
Nearly half of America's non smokers are sucking in fumes from tobacco products. And that's the good news! A new study from the Centers for Disease Control showed that 46 percent of nonsmokers had signs of nicotine in their bodies during blood tests conducted between 1999 and 2004. That is down significantly from 84 percent when similar tests were conducted in the late … [Read more...] about Progress Has Been Made in Cutting Nicotine Risks, but Exposure Remains Problem for Nonsmokers
Statistics Reveal Smoking’s Hidden Death Toll
Smoking causes hundreds of thousands more deaths each year than previously thought, dramatic scientific research has revealed. A study, led by experts in Glasgow, showed heightened chances of dying from cancers of the colon, rectum and prostate, as well as from lymphatic leukaemia. These illnesses cause 930,000 deaths worldwide each year, in addition to more than five … [Read more...] about Statistics Reveal Smoking’s Hidden Death Toll
The Secret Smoker
He would, he says, never cheat on his wife. But each time he smokes a Camel Light, it feels like an infidelity. He promised to quit before they married. He stubbed out his cigarette, washed his face with scented soap and for two months he abstained. He said his wedding vows, toasted her with champagne and honeymooned at a resort, all without a cigarette. Back in … [Read more...] about The Secret Smoker
Fifty-Eight Pack Years
This professor has smoked approximately 21,098 packs of cigarettes up to age seventy. That is approximately one pack per day for fifty-eight years. Lungs can recover some of the previous healthy appearance and normal function, depending upon how long and how much the person has smoked. Of course, the more one smokes, the lower the chances are for recovery. Medical … [Read more...] about Fifty-Eight Pack Years
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