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Two-thirds of female smokers aged over 50 die from smoking-related causes, but quitting before 40 decreases this by 90%

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  1. Correspondence to : Dr Mary E Cooley, Research in Nursing and Patient Care, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave, LW-512, Boston, MA 02025, USA; mary_cooley{at}dfci.harvard.edu
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Cooley ME, Park ER
Two-thirds of female smokers aged over 50 die from smoking-related causes, but quitting before 40 decreases this by 90%
BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine 2014;19:24.

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  • First published May 25, 2013.
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September 25, 2019

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