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Oklahoma City Lesbian Health Article

Smoking

Since November is the National Quit Smoking Month, I thought I would list the disease links to smoking:

Lung Cancer			    Cervical Cancer
Bladder Cancer		    Pancreatic Cancer
Esophagus Cancer		    Stomach Cancer
Larynx Cancer	           Mouth Cancer

Abdominal Aorta Aneurysms
Cataracts
Periodontitis
Pneumonia
Myeloid Leukemia

If you smoke, please consider quitting. The health benefits start immediately and after 5-7 years, most bodily tissues recover and your chance of any of these diseases dramatically decreases.