www.euronews.com What would you do with an extra 10 years of life? Risk it in the sky? Enjoy it on the ocean waves? Spend it on treasure island? The question is real, because women who give up smoking before the age of 40 could live for an extra 10 years. A study, recently published in the Lancet Review concludes that the risks of smoking are the same for both men and women. But in the past more men smoked than women. It is only since WWII that women have taken up smoking in the same numbers as men – so its only now that scientists can prove what everyone already believed. Smoking substantially shortens life expectancy for both men and women. Sarah Woolnough, Cancer Researcher, said: "If women smoke like men theyll die like men, but if we can encourage women to stop all smokers to stop that will decrease the harm that smoking causes society. And if we can prevent people from starting thats even better." Figures from the study show that giving up before the age of 40 reduced the increased risk of dying early by 90%. Stopping before the age 30 increased that to 97%. The authors say that smoking under the age of 40 is still dangerous, but gets even more dangerous after the age of 40. What is being faced now in the UK is a legacy from the 1960s when more than 40% of women smoked and a cigarette was almost considered as a fashion accessory. The Million Women Study was carried out between 1996 and 2001 and involved 1.3 million women who were recruited when they went for <b>…<b>

Im pretty sure this whole "cancer" thing would be a bitch to deal with, so Im going to help my chances of avoiding it by quitting smoking. Ill be uploading videos more frequently during Movember to show off my sprouting mo, and also to give everyone an update on this little "quit smoking" thingy. Website: www.thefriendlygreek.net Like on Facebook! http Follow on Twitter! www.twitter.com Find on Google Plus – gplus.to Follow on Pinterest! www.http Greko Sketch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" creativecommons.org

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November 3rd. The third day smoke free, and I feel like garbage. Its also day 3 of moustache growth, and its coming in nicely. Every time I crave a cigarette, I just look up a cancerous prostatetesticles to remind myself why Im doing it. This is going to be a very tough month. Website: www.thefriendlygreek.net Like on Facebook! http Find on Google Plus – gplus.to Follow on Twitter! www.twitter.com Follow on Pinterest! www.http Greko Sketch Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" creativecommons.org