Benefits of Smoking Cessation for Longevity

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ID11035380
AuthorsDrew Hayden Taylor (0000-0003-1450-3146, Public Policy Institute of California), Donald H Taylor (Donald H. Taylor Jr and Frank A. Sloan are with the Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC. Vic Hasselblad is with Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University. S. Jane Henley and Michael J. Thun are with the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Ga.), Vic Hasselblad (Donald H. Taylor Jr and Frank A. Sloan are with the Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC. Vic Hasselblad is with Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University. S. Jane Henley and Michael J. Thun are with the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Ga.), S Jane Henley (0000-0002-2420-306X, Donald H. Taylor Jr and Frank A. Sloan are with the Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC. Vic Hasselblad is with Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University. S. Jane Henley and Michael J. Thun are with the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Ga.), Michael J Thun (Donald H. Taylor Jr and Frank A. Sloan are with the Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC. Vic Hasselblad is with Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University. S. Jane Henley and Michael J. Thun are with the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Ga.), Frank A Sloan (0000-0002-9902-1009, Donald H. Taylor Jr and Frank A. Sloan are with the Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy Studies, Duke University, Durham, NC. Vic Hasselblad is with Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University. S. Jane Henley and Michael J. Thun are with the American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Ga.)
Year2002
Volume92
Issue6
Pages990-996
Publication date2002-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.92.6.990
PMID12036794
OpenAlexW2124664397
LanguageEN
Citations received56
References cited16

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. (Am J Public Health. 2002;92:990–996)

Census · Environmental health · Life expectancy · Longevity · Population · Public health · Quit smoking · Smoking cessation · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · Medicine · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Gerontology

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