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posted 03/28/2008, comments (2)
Patrick Swayze smokes despite having cancer
Reports have been surfacing that despite a recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, Patrick Swayze is still smoking his usual two packs of cigarettes a day. What would drive an otherwise intelligent person to do such a thing to his body?Swayze has been known to be a heavy smoker for many years. Research shows that smokers are more likely to suffer... Read more
posted 03/26/2008, comment (1)
Do you want a cigarette maker funding your cancer research?
The New York Times reported today that a jolting lung cancer study published in the New England Journal of Medicine back in 2006 was financed in part by a small charity called the Foundation for Lung Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention & Treatment. The kicker: a review of tax records of this charity by the Times showed... Read more
posted 03/21/2008, comments (2)
Standing Smoke Free - Part Five
It is over two months since I last puffed on a cigarette. Last week I stepped down from 21 mg. of nicotine (Step One) to 14 mg. (Step Two) and I definitely feel the 7 mg. difference. I am not going to sugar coat this journey~~ there are days when I want a cigarette so bad, I could scream. Yet, the Warrior in me stays fortified and counseled... Read more
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posted 03/21/2008, comment (1)
Smoking on screen and on the field: Athletes and celebs who smoke
I came across an interesting article yesterday while I was catching up on soccer news. David James is an English soccer goalie who smoked for many years before giving it up about 7 years ago. He discusses many of the strategies he tried to use to stop smoking, and the influence that new rules and regulations had on his success in quitting. (Reader... Read more
