Fit for You: Quitting Smoking: It's Not Too Late

 

Published: November 15, 2005

The American Cancer Society 's Great American Smokeout on November 17th challenges Americans to quit smoking for at least one day, in hopes of quitting forever.

Currently, one in four Americans smokes cigarettes. Most people think that smoking harms only a person's lungs. The truth is, smoking causes damage to almost every organ in the body. Smoking is linked to 10 different types of cancer, including cancer of t...


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