Showing posts with label smoking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label smoking. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Reasons to Quit Smoking
BENEFITS OF QUITTING SMOKING:
* Your chance of developing many cancers will be drastically reduced.
* Your family and friends will be able to breath fresh air for a change.
* You’ll have more money in your pocket for much nicer things.
* Your lungs and heart will finally be able to recover from all the abuse.
* All those dangerous chemicals will eventually be flushed from
your blood stream.
* You won’t smell of stale cigarette smoke anymore.
* Non-smokers will no longer see you as a weak addictive person.
* You’ll feel much healthier and stronger every day without cigarettes
* You’ll feel a great sense of accomplishment soon after quitting and
confidence will be high.
* People who understand how difficult it really is will respect you and know
that it is a great obstacle to finally defeat.
SIMPLE TIPS TO QUIT SMOKING:
* You won’t smell of stale cigarette smoke anymore.
* Non-smokers will no longer see you as a weak addictive person.
* You’ll feel much healthier and stronger every day without cigarettes
* You’ll feel a great sense of accomplishment soon after quitting and
confidence will be high.
* People who understand how difficult it really is will respect you and know
that it is a great obstacle to finally defeat.
SIMPLE TIPS TO QUIT SMOKING:
* Have faith in yourself that you can quit smoking.
* Write down the reasons why you want to quit smoking.
Your reasons for quitting the habit of smoking can be your family,
your health, or money.
* Seek support from family members and friends. The support of family
* Seek support from family members and friends. The support of family
and friends is important in the process of quitting the habit of smoking.
* Participate in exercise programs. Joining an exercise program is
* Participate in exercise programs. Joining an exercise program is
also a good therapy for you to quit smoking.
* Practice deep breathing. Deep breathing for three to five minutes
* Practice deep breathing. Deep breathing for three to five minutes
everyday aids in the process of withdrawing from your smoking habit
To do this, practice inhaling very slowly and holding your breath for
a few seconds, then exhaling through the mouth.
* Look for someone who also want to quit smoking. Finding someone who also
wants to quit smoking is a good way to cope with the withdrawal process.
* Determine what triggers your addiction to smoke. It will be easier
* Look for someone who also want to quit smoking. Finding someone who also
wants to quit smoking is a good way to cope with the withdrawal process.
* Determine what triggers your addiction to smoke. It will be easier
for you to quit smoking if you know what causes your addiction.
HOW TO DEAL WITH CIGARETTE SMOKING CRAVINGS:
HOW TO DEAL WITH CIGARETTE SMOKING CRAVINGS:
* Make a mental note of the reasons for quitting the habit.
* Keep the mind busy.
* Drink a lot of water.
* Relax.
* Munch on oral substitutes.
* Keep the mind busy.
* Drink a lot of water.
* Relax.
* Munch on oral substitutes.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Smoking Tied to One Type of Skin Cancer
Smoking may not only cause wrinkles and sagging skin, it might also increase your risk of one type of skin cancer, researchers suggest in a new report.
Studies have linked smoking to a long list of health effects, including heart disease and lung cancer, but the evidence has been mixed for skin cancer.
More than 3.5 million cases of the disease are found every year in the U.S., making it the most common of all cancers. While the two main forms -- basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma -- are rarely deadly, researchers say they are on the rise.
In a new study, Fiona Bath-Hextall of the University of Nottingham in England and colleagues pooled the available evidence on the link between tobacco and basal and squamous cell cancers, which start in the outer layer of the skin.
Based on 14 previous studies, smokers didnt appear to have higher rates of basal cell cancer. But they did have a 52-percent increase in their risk of squamous cell cancer, based on six studies that varied in size, duration and design.
That extra risk is similar to that of ultraviolet radiation, the most well-known risk factor for squamous cell cancer, according to a commentary published along with the new results in the Archives of Dermatology.
But the commentary, by Dr. Joris Verkouteren and Dr. Tamar Nijsten at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, also warns that the six studies were relatively small and were not necessarily comparable.
Because all of the studies are based on observations, its impossible to say for certain whether smoking caused the increase in skin cancer risk. While current smokers had a higher risk than former smokers, there was no link with the number of cigarettes smoked per day or how long a person had been smoking.
NO HIGHER RISK OF MELANOMA
Still, the researchers believe its likely that tobacco causes basal cell skin cancer, and Bath-Hextall called the findings "another good reason to give up smoking."
In an email to Reuters Health, she said people should regularly check their skin for early skin cancer. She added that doctors should "actively survey" people at high risk of squamous cell cancer such as smokers.
Oddly, smokers dont seem to be at increased risk for melanoma. In fact, some studies have suggested they might even have a smaller chance of getting the disease -- although scientists are still trying to figure out if thats really true.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-backed expert panel, says there is too little data to balance the harms and benefits of skin cancer screening.
However, the task force recommends counseling fair-skinned children and young adults aged 10 to 24 years about cutting back on ultraviolet radiation -- whether from the sun or indoor tanning -- to reduce their risk of skin cancer.
While squamous and basal cell carcinomas are the most common skin cancer, melanoma is the deadliest, accounting for nearly 9,000 of the 12,000 or so skin cancer deaths each year in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/KxPfPY and http://bit.ly/KRAG6D Archives of Dermatology, online June 18, 2012.
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Studies have linked smoking to a long list of health effects, including heart disease and lung cancer, but the evidence has been mixed for skin cancer.
More than 3.5 million cases of the disease are found every year in the U.S., making it the most common of all cancers. While the two main forms -- basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma -- are rarely deadly, researchers say they are on the rise.
In a new study, Fiona Bath-Hextall of the University of Nottingham in England and colleagues pooled the available evidence on the link between tobacco and basal and squamous cell cancers, which start in the outer layer of the skin.
Based on 14 previous studies, smokers didnt appear to have higher rates of basal cell cancer. But they did have a 52-percent increase in their risk of squamous cell cancer, based on six studies that varied in size, duration and design.
That extra risk is similar to that of ultraviolet radiation, the most well-known risk factor for squamous cell cancer, according to a commentary published along with the new results in the Archives of Dermatology.
But the commentary, by Dr. Joris Verkouteren and Dr. Tamar Nijsten at Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, also warns that the six studies were relatively small and were not necessarily comparable.Because all of the studies are based on observations, its impossible to say for certain whether smoking caused the increase in skin cancer risk. While current smokers had a higher risk than former smokers, there was no link with the number of cigarettes smoked per day or how long a person had been smoking.
NO HIGHER RISK OF MELANOMA
Still, the researchers believe its likely that tobacco causes basal cell skin cancer, and Bath-Hextall called the findings "another good reason to give up smoking."
In an email to Reuters Health, she said people should regularly check their skin for early skin cancer. She added that doctors should "actively survey" people at high risk of squamous cell cancer such as smokers.
Oddly, smokers dont seem to be at increased risk for melanoma. In fact, some studies have suggested they might even have a smaller chance of getting the disease -- although scientists are still trying to figure out if thats really true.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-backed expert panel, says there is too little data to balance the harms and benefits of skin cancer screening.
However, the task force recommends counseling fair-skinned children and young adults aged 10 to 24 years about cutting back on ultraviolet radiation -- whether from the sun or indoor tanning -- to reduce their risk of skin cancer.
While squamous and basal cell carcinomas are the most common skin cancer, melanoma is the deadliest, accounting for nearly 9,000 of the 12,000 or so skin cancer deaths each year in the U.S., according to the American Cancer Society.
SOURCE: http://bit.ly/KxPfPY and http://bit.ly/KRAG6D Archives of Dermatology, online June 18, 2012.
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