11-16-2022 Media Only News Briefing: Risk to quit with Dr. J. Taylor Hays, Mayo Clinic Nicotine Dependence Center  

Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S., accounting for more than 480,000 deaths every year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Although the disease can occur in people who have never smoked, people who smoke or have smoked have the greatest risk of lung cancer, as well as other cancers.  The American Cancer…
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