There's good news for women who want to quit smoking. According to a new study published in JAMA, within just five years of giving up smoking entirely, womens' risk of death from heart disease or stroke starts to decrease significantly. In fact, after five smoke-free years, women reach 61% of their full potential to reduce risk of death from heart disease, and 42% of the full potential benefit in protecting against death from stroke.
For the study, researchers assessed the smoking habits of, and cause of death for, 12,483 women. They found that 64% of the deaths in actively smoking women were directly connected to cigarette smoking compared to only 28% of the deaths in former smokers.
The researchers also found that the risk of death from heart disease or stroke reduced much faster than that from lung disease or cancer.
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