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"National Organizations - Quit Smoking Resources"
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American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is committed to fighting cancer through balanced programs of research, education, patient service, advocacy, and rehabilitation. Smoking damages nearly every organ in the human body, is linked to at least 10 different cancers, and accounts for some 30% of all cancer deaths. | |||||
American Diabetes Association
The mission of the American Diabetes Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Tobacco has many bad health effects, particularly for people with diabetes. No matter how long you've smoked, your health will improve after you quit. | |||||
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency that helps to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Cigarette smokers have a higher risk of developing several chronic disorders. These include fatty buildups in arteries, several types of cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (lung problems). | |||||
American Lung Association
The mission of the American Lung Association is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. Smoking is directly responsible for 87% of all lung cancer cases and causes most cases of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. | |||||
National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients. Studies show, "Varenicline Helps More Smokers Quit for Longer with Fewer Side Effects!" | |||||
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, blood resources and sleep disorders. Smoking injures blood vessel walls and speeds up the process of hardening of the arteries. This applies even to filtered cigarettes. So even though it does not cause high blood pressure, smoking is bad for anyone, especially those with high blood pressure. If you smoke, quit. If you don't smoke, don't start. | |||||
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