Thread by @Geeky_Foodie

A patient with newly diagnosed stage 4 lung cancer had a heart attack/CABG a few years after which he quit smoking as per his doctor's advice.
He is angry & tells me that he thinks he got lung cancer bcoz he quit🚬
So this is what I explained to him.
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After you quit smoking, it takes a long time for your body to heal and reduce the risk of diseases & death related to 🚬.
After smoking cessation it takes about

1 month - for better energy levels

3 months - for improved fertility

1 year - COPD/cough/mucus gets better +

3 years - to start ⬇️risk of heart attacks, stroke and cervical cancer

5-9 years - to start ⬇️risk of lung cancer

10 years - to ⬇️ risk of oral/larynx/ esophageal cancer by 50%

15 years - to reverse↩️ risk of pancreatic cancer, heart attacks& stroke to that of non smokers+

atleast 20 years - to ↩️risk of kidney, oral,larynx & esophageal cancer to that of non smokers

25 years - to ↩️ risk of bladder cancer

atleast 20-30 years - to ↩️ risk of lung cancer.
Lung cancer risk may not reverse to that of a non smoker unless you quit before middle age.+

So if you are planning to quit smoking 🚭, start it today, start it NOW.
Even better, do not fall under peer pressure and begin 🚬at all in the first place!

Smoking Kills in more ways than you can imagine & it destroys not just you but your entire family.
QUIT NOW🚭