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 Women and smoking
In March 2001, the Office of the US Surgeon General released a long-awaited, detailed report entitled "Women and Smoking," along with the following statement:
"When calling attention to public heal..
 Women smoking and health problems
Your Reproductive Health
Tobacco use can damage a woman’s reproductive health. Women who smoke have an increased risk for delayed conception and fertility problems. Smokers are younger at menopause..
 Smoking related cancers fact sheet
Tobacco-Related Cancers Fact Sheet
* Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for both men and women. (Source: Cancer Facts and Figures 2006)
* Lung cancer is..
 Double your chances of quitting smoking
Among current US smokers, more than 70% say they want to quit, but only 5% to 10% are successful on any given attempt. Quitting smoking can be tough, but we have come up with some ways you can double..
 Set a quit smoking date, and choose a quit smoking plan
Setting a Quit Date
Once you’ve made a decision to quit, you’re ready to pick a quit date. This is a very important step. Pick a specific day within the next month as your "Quit Day."
Picking a..
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 How can smoking affect your health?
Cancers
Tobacco use accounts for nearly one third of all cancer deaths. Tens of thousands of women will die this year from lung cancer, which has greatly surpassed breast cancer as the leading caus..
 Quit smoking for women
Kicking the Habit
More than 75% of women say they want to quit smoking completely, and almost half report having tried to quit in the past year. The chance for quitting successfully is about the sa..
 Quitting smoking benefits over time
When Smokers Quit—The Health Benefits Over Time
20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drops.
("Effect of Smoking on Arterial Stiffness and Pulse Pressure Amplification", M..
 Making the decision to quit smoking
The decision to quit tobacco use is one that only you can make. Others may want you to quit, but the real commitment must come from you.
Researchers have looked into how and why people stop tobacco..
 Dealing with withdrawal while quitting smoking
Withdrawal from nicotine has 2 parts – the physical and the psychological. The physical symptoms, while annoying, are not life-threatening. Nicotine replacement can help reduce many of these physical..
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