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Benefits of smoking cessation for longevity.

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Taylor, DH; Hasselblad, V; Henley, SJ; Thun, MJ; Sloan, FA
Published in: Am J Public Health
June 2002

OBJECTIVES: This study determined the life extension obtained from stopping smoking at various ages. METHODS: We estimated the relation between smoking and mortality among 877,243 respondents to the Cancer Prevention Study II. These estimates were applied to the 1990 US census population to examine the longevity benefits of smoking cessation. RESULTS: Life expectancy among smokers who quit at age 35 exceeded that of continuing smokers by 6.9 to 8.5 years for men and 6.1 to 7.7 years for women. Smokers who quit at younger ages realized greater life extensions. However, even those who quit much later in life gained some benefits: among smokers who quit at age 65 years, men gained 1.4 to 2.0 years of life, and women gained 2.7 to 3.7 years. CONCLUSIONS: Stopping smoking as early as possible is important, but cessation at any age provides meaningful life extensions.

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Am J Public Health

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0090-0036

Publication Date

June 2002

Volume

92

Issue

6

Start / End Page

990 / 996

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stroke
  • Smoking Prevention
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smoking
  • Risk Assessment
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  • Public Health
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Neoplasms
 

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Taylor, D. H., Hasselblad, V., Henley, S. J., Thun, M. J., & Sloan, F. A. (2002). Benefits of smoking cessation for longevity. Am J Public Health, 92(6), 990–996. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.92.6.990
Taylor, Donald H., Vic Hasselblad, S Jane Henley, Michael J. Thun, and Frank A. Sloan. “Benefits of smoking cessation for longevity.Am J Public Health 92, no. 6 (June 2002): 990–96. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.92.6.990.
Taylor DH, Hasselblad V, Henley SJ, Thun MJ, Sloan FA. Benefits of smoking cessation for longevity. Am J Public Health. 2002 Jun;92(6):990–6.
Taylor, Donald H., et al. “Benefits of smoking cessation for longevity.Am J Public Health, vol. 92, no. 6, June 2002, pp. 990–96. Pubmed, doi:10.2105/ajph.92.6.990.
Taylor DH, Hasselblad V, Henley SJ, Thun MJ, Sloan FA. Benefits of smoking cessation for longevity. Am J Public Health. 2002 Jun;92(6):990–996.
Journal cover image

Published In

Am J Public Health

DOI

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

June 2002

Volume

92

Issue

6

Start / End Page

990 / 996

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stroke
  • Smoking Prevention
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smoking
  • Risk Assessment
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  • Public Health
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Neoplasms