• Question: If an old person smokes cigarettes constantly one after the other everyday will it minimise the amount of time they have left to live and if it does by how much percent will it minimise by?

    Asked by anon-249490 to Robyn, Nuru on 16 Mar 2020.
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      Nuru Noor answered on 16 Mar 2020:

      Really good question 👍 Almost certainly smoking regularly will massively increase chances of getting heart problems, lung problems and cancer – so very likely reduce their length of life.

      One really cool scientific question has looked at how much this could be minimised by stopping smoking and at what age – basically the younger you stop – the more benefit you get.

      Stopping at 60 years old – Gain 3 years

      Stopping at 50 years old – Gain 6 years

      Stopping at 40 years old -Gain 9 years

      Stopping at 30 years old – Gain 10 years

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      Robyn Kiy answered on 17 Mar 2020:

      I think Nuru has given a great answer here! All I can add is that smoking can reduce life expectancy by around 10 years, and that quitting smoking before you turn 40 can reduce the risk of dying from smoking-related disease by around 90%!

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