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A Hearty Life

Women can reduce their risk for heart disease significantly by stopping their smoking habit

by Kendra James, RN on May 11th, 2008

Here is further proof to stop smoking…Women who quit smoking significantly reduce their risk of dying from heart disease and cancers very soon after.

There was a 47% reduction in risk for coronary heart disease within the first five years of quitting and a 21%  reduction in lung cancer death within the first five years.

via IrishHealth.com 

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