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There's still more to learn about the risks of smoking and the benefits of quitting.
Studies in this week's New England Journal of Medicineshow that the risk for women has been under-appreciated for decades. New data also quantify the surprising payoffs of smoking cessation — especially under the age of 40.
Dr. Prabhat Jha of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, an author of one study, says before now it hasn't been possible to gauge female smokers' true risks. Not enough women had been smoking long enough.
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