|
[ Smoking Archive ] [ Main Archives Page ] [ Glossary/Index ] [ FAQ ] [ Recommended Books ] [ Bulletin Board ] |
Search this site! | |
is it true that your heart disease and cancer risks return to that of a normal, non smoker, 15 years after you stop smoking?
In Reply to: risks return to normal when quitting smoking posted by Dan [9886.4528] on March 28, 2008 at 13:25:56:
It is true that your lungs regain health at a certain rate, not sure what that rate would be, which would decrease your risk of lung disease or cancer, I don't know if the heart disease risk is decreased in the same manner.
In Reply to: risks return to normal when quitting smoking posted by Dan [9886.4528] on March 28, 2008 at 13:25:56:
Dan,
There are too many relevant factors to predict for any individual. For example: one's genetic susceptibility, how much tar or nicotine there was in the brands smoked, whether or not there were other smokers in the environment, etc. In general, it looks like the average person's disease profile returns to within about 10% of their non-smoking average within 10 years of stopping.
Hope this helps.
Walt
In Reply to: Re: risks return to normal when quitting smoking -- Archive. posted by Walt Stoll [93.1903] on March 28, 2008 at 14:37:17:
thanks walt. that helps.
In Reply to: risks return to normal when quitting smoking posted by Dan [9886.4528] on March 28, 2008 at 13:25:56:
I have a militant smoking friend who digs up a lot of info about smoking, and sends all the data she finds from the CDC and others that counter what we are being told, and one thing that surprised me was, people who smoked and quit had a slightly higher incidence of lung cancer and chronic bronchitis than smokers, who were only slightly higher than non smokers.
In Reply to: Re: risks return to normal when quitting smoking posted by Vince F [4572.4381] on March 28, 2008 at 16:21:25:
They never consider other factors besides smoke that contribute to lung cancer and emphysema either...
In Reply to: Re: risks return to normal when quitting smoking posted by lissa [11514.4525] on March 29, 2008 at 09:57:01:
A Super militant smoking friend sends me new info from the linked site, but I rarely read it, since I'm not that interested in whether what I do is good or bad, since I do what is Good for Me, And if I wait long enough, I find out that Everything I do is good, or better than what we are Told is, but once in a while I see something interesting, and check it out. It IS interesting when I read things from the CDC, where they hid the Truth, and Lied to us, and I HATE Liars... and that tells me we are on our own... but I've know that for a Long time.
http://www.forces.org/evidence/index.htm
In Reply to: risks return to normal when quitting smoking posted by Dan [9886.4528] on March 28, 2008 at 13:25:56:
I read once that if a person quits smoking by the time they reach 45, they haven't done that much damage to themself BUT I don't recall how much they could have smoked per day without having done much damage.
I QUIT AT 45!
In Reply to: Re: risks return to normal when quitting smoking posted by Charles [140.2996] on March 29, 2008 at 22:29:08:
After one year off cigarettes, the excess risk of coronary heart disease caused by smoking is reduced by half. After 15 years of abstinence, the risk is similar to that for people who've never smoked.†
In 5 to 15 years, the risk of stroke for ex-smokers returns to the level of those who've never smoked.†
Male smokers who quit between ages 35 to 39 add an average of 5 years to their lives. Female quitters in this age group add 3 years. Men and women who quit at ages 65 to 69 increase their life expectancy by 1 year.‡
In Reply to: Re: risks return to normal when quitting smoking posted by Charles [140.2996] on March 29, 2008 at 22:29:08:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Faststats Home | NCHS Home | CDC/NCHS Privacy Policy Notice | Accessibility | Search NCHS | Data Definitions | Contact us
Life Expectancy
(Data are for U.S. year indicated)
Life expectancy: 77.8 years
Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2004, Table 7
The average lifespan for all my family members that I could get information on is that 14 family members that used smokeless tobacco since the 1830s have lived past 80 five of whom lived into their 90s, the AVERAGE lifespan for ALL family members who used smokeless tobacco was 80+ with NONE having mouth cancer.
Smokers lived about 8 years less.
|
[ Smoking Archive ] [ Main Archives Page ] [ Glossary/Index ] [ FAQ ] [ Recommended Books ] [ Bulletin Board ] |
Search this site! | |