Let’s Quit Smoking

I got this interesting news yesterday about a guy who sent Mr President, Barack Obama a letter, urging him to quit smoking. And yes, Obama himself replied that letter, with his own hand-writing! Wow..

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Several types of cancer are caused by smoking. This is the fact that even a smoker could not deny. Lung cancer is the most notable one. Other cancers that effect mouth, bladder, throat and also colon are also quite synonym with the smoking habit. And yes, these kind of cancers have been a common cause of death amongst the smokers. It become even worse if the habit of smoking is combined altogether with alcohol consumption, which increases the risk of developing these types of cancer.

Here is the fact. On average, about one in four smokers will die because of lung cancer. Female smokers have a 13% increased risk of developing lung cancer while male smokers have a 20% increased risk. 

Tobacco smoke contains many harmful substances. Around 60 of these substances cause cancer. The most dangerous chemicals are found in the tar, because 70% of them stays inside the lungs when a person - smoker or non smoker - inhales cigarette smoke. Benzpyrene, a carcinogen found in the tar of cigarette smoke, damages and destroys a gene in the body that is responsible for controlling cancer cell growth. Over time, the chemicals and toxins from cigarette smoke stimulates the lung tissues into developing cancerous cells.

Tumor formation can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors are not harmful unless they are very big in size. They develop slowly and do not spread to other tissues. On the other hand, malignant tumors are cancerous and can be fatal if not detected early. Malignant tumor cells reproduce erratically, destroying the surrounding tissues and spreading uncontrollably. The result is metastasis or the spread of cancerous cells to other organs of the body.

There are two types of lung cancer; On-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancers (SCLC). SCLC, the more aggressive type of lung cancer, is found in about 20% of lung cancer cases. This form of lung cancer is strongly related to smoking.

Not all cancers are fatal. If detected early, cancerous cells or tumors can be surgically removed and monitored. Treatment will vary on the type of cancer, location, tumor size, and the patient’s general health. Tumors and affected surrounding tissues are often removed by surgery, after which the patient may or may not receive chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

It is important for a recovering cancer patient to change his or her lifestyle dramatically. He or she should never smoke again, whether actively or passively. Harmful substances in food must be avoided, for these can trigger the growth of cancer cells. Friends and family play an important role in supporting the patient acquire a new, healthier lifestyle.

Talk soon,

Wayne J 

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Hey guys! Check this one out. I found this video really helpful. Enjoy watching and stay tune for another post on this blog. Keep on visiting!

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Talk soon,

Wayne J

(Columbus) On the day of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, the SmokeFreeOhio campaign turned in more than 165,000 signatures from Ohio voters to the Secretary of State to pass a statewide, smoke-free workplace act. SmokeFreeOhio is asking lawmakers to allow the issue to go to the statewide ballot next November. SmokeFreeOhio is prepared to collect a second round of signatures to place the measure on the ballot.
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Smoking is a habit that endangers a lot of people. If you are a smoker, you are not only "killing" yourself, but people around you as well. Hard to believe? Well, you have to now. Let’s take a look at a few of the smoking facts that I collected, based on my experience and my research. 

1. On average, a smoker may and can die, 16 years earlier than a non smoker. Why? Because smoking cause some very serious diseases such as cancer and stroke.

2. Cigarettes are not cheap. In some countries, the tax charged by the government could be as high as 300% or more! This cause the expensive price of the cigarettes. In US for example, a smoker could spend approximately $3000 or more a year. If you’ve been smoking for 10 years (like I used to be), just imagine how much money you have spent, and this money is used TO KILL YOURSELF (or make you die earlier - that’s pretty much the same thing though).

3. Like I said in the introduction, a smoker is basically a "killer". Not only himself, but also people around him/her. If we accept the fact that the cigarette can reduce your "days on earth" by 16 years, do you really want to risk the life of your family, your children, just for the sake of your temporary satisfaction by smoking? C’mon..

4. So by having said the point no. 3 above, another fact that I could mention here is : People are not going to like you. Yes, just get ready to accept this surrounding, where people avoid getting near you. It’s like being a smelly dork in the middle of a crowd.

These 4 facts alone should have done some scary feeling, especially if you are a smoker. Yes, there are lots more. But I guess that’s it for now. I will definitely post some others soon.

You know, it’s never too late to quit smoking, unless you know that you are going to die tomorrow. The sooner you quit smoking, the sooner you can start living a happier, healthier life. I did. I quit smoking, so what about you?

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Wayne J

Here are some hard numbers that might help you kick the habit, and improve your quality of life as well.

* In the US, a high prevalence of smoking (>70%) has been reported among patients having acute myocardial infarction * Cigarette consumption in Africa has increased by over 40% in the past two decades. * Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of CHD in women, with more than 50% of MIs among middle-aged women attributable to tobacco. * The magnitude of excess risk, a twofold to fourfold elevation, is similar in women and men. * Risk of CHD begins to decline within months of smoking cessation and reaches the level of persons who have never smoked within 3 to 5 years. * Although the prevalence of smoking among US women declined from 34% in 1965 to 24% in 1991, smoking cessation rates have declined more slowly among women than men.

On the basis of current trends, it is estimated that by the year 2000 smoking rates will be higher in women (23%) than in men (20%). These changing demographics of smoking, particularly the unfavorable smoking patterns among younger women, may contribute substantially to the future burden of CHD on women, as well as other smoking-related illnesses.

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 Hi everyone,

Well, I used to be a smoker for 10 years before I finally decided to quit. Yes, the day I finally achieved that mission, it was not the first mission I attempted to quit smoking. I had tried over hundreds of times before that but none of them ever worked for me.

Determination and focus are elements required to make this mission achievable. Yes, they are easy to say but yet it is so hard to have them inside you. I personally have tried so many methods in the past, and I am pretty much sure I can tell if this certain or particular method work or doesn’t.

So here comes this blog. I dedicated this blog to those smokers out there.  If you have desire to quit, well it’s great to hear that. Congratulations from me, just for your desire to do so. But if you are a smoker, yet you don’t have any desire of quitting smoking, well you’d better start thinking about it real soon.

Or at least, stay tune and keep on visiting this blog as I am definitely going to start posting lots of information, tips, secrets that will help you to attain the goal of QUITTING SMOKING, forever. You will absolutely learn very useful method on how to stop smoking quickly.