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\n\n| IN THE NEWS   | The Hidden Hazards of  \u003Cbr>Cigarette Smoking  \u003Cbr>productivitycosts of smoking have been  \u003Cbr>Charles Hennekens,M.D.,Ph.D.,  \u003Cbr>estimated to be between $38 and $95  \u003Cbr>Professor of Preventive Medicine,  \u003Cbr>billion each year.  \u003Cbr>and Julie Buring,D.Sc.,Assistant  \u003Cbr>Professor of Preventive Medicine,  \u003Cbr>Smoking and Lung Cancer  \u003Cbr>Harvard Medical School  \u003Cbr>The increased risk of lung cancer is  \u003Cbr>the most widely recognized hazard of  \u003Cbr>hen it comes to the hazards of  \u003Cbr>smoking.As illustrated in the graphs  \u003Cbr>VYcigarette smoking,youmay think  \u003Cbr>on page 5,there has been a steep rise in  \u003Cbr>lung cancer mortality in both men and  \u003Cbr>you've heard it all.But did you know  \u003Cbr>women in the U.S.during the 20th  \u003Cbr>that the person who smokes one pack  \u003Cbr>of cigarettes a day for forty years is at  \u003Cbr>century.During this period,death rates  \u003Cbr>greater risk of lung cancer than the  \u003Cbr>person who smokes four packs a day  \u003Cbr>More smokers die each year  \u003Cbr>for ten years?Were you aware that  \u003Cbr>more smokers die from cardiovascular  \u003Cbr>from heart disease than  \u003Cbr>disease annually than from cancer?Or  \u003Cbr>from lung cancer.  \u003Cbr>that quitting smoking has immediate  \u003Cbr>benefits for your heart?  \u003Cbr>Greater awareness about the haz-  \u003Cbr>for other cancers have generally stayed  \u003Cbr>the same or decreased.In fact,if lung  \u003Cbr>ards of smoking has led to anencourag-  \u003Cbr>cancer deaths are excluded,total can-  \u003Cbr>ing decline in smoking rates,from  \u003Cbr>cer mortality actually fell 13 percent  \u003Cbr>roughly 40 percent of American adults  \u003Cbr>from 1950 to 1982.Inclusion of lung  \u003Cbr>in 1964 to approximately 29 percent  \u003Cbr>cancer results in an overall 8 percent  \u003Cbr>today.Despite this favorable trend,  \u003Cbr>increase in cancer deaths during this  \u003Cbr>however,cigarette smoking remains  \u003Cbr>period.The only cancers to have in-  \u003Cbr>the single leading avoidable cause of  \u003Cbr>creased during that time are smoking-  \u003Cbr>premature death in the United States.  \u003Cbr>Smoking is responsible for 390,000  \u003Cbr>Continued on page4  \u003Cbr>deaths each year,approximately 20  \u003Cbr>percent of the roughly 2 million annual  \u003Cbr>deaths in the U.S.By contrast,the  \u003Cbr>second leading avoidable cause of  \u003Cbr>premature mortality is alcohol,which  \u003Cbr>is responsible for perhaps three percent  \u003Cbr>of all deaths.  \u003Cbr>The economic costs of smoking are  \u003Cbr>also staggering.Smoking-related ill-  \u003Cbr>ness and disability account for more  \u003Cbr>than half a million person-years of  \u003Cbr>missed work annually.All told,the  \u003Cbr>direct health care costs and indirect   |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pap Smears Recommended For  \u003Cbr>Older Women  \u003Cbr>Pap smears represent a cost-effec-  \u003Cbr>tive preventive measure for women of  \u003Cbr>any age,according to a report released  \u003Cbr>by the Office of Technology Assess-  \u003Cbr>ment.The study,discussed in the April  \u003Cbr>9,1990 Medical World News,recom-  \u003Cbr>mended that Pap smears be performed  \u003Cbr>annually for women over 65.  \u003Cbr>Women who've had Pap smears—  \u003Cbr>regardless of age—are two to ten times  \u003Cbr>less likely to develop cervical cancer  \u003Cbr>than nonscreened women.Although  \u003Cbr>women aged 65 and older account for  \u003Cbr>25%of all new cervical cancers diag-  \u003Cbr>nosed each year,as many as 61%have  \u003Cbr>never had a Pap smear.  \u003Cbr>Surgery Could Serve You Well  \u003Cbr>Rotator-cuff surgery can help older  \u003Cbr>tennis players return to their previous  \u003Cbr>level of play,announced Jay Kimmel,  \u003Cbr>M.D.,at the American CollegeofOrtho-  \u003Cbr>paedic Surgeons'annual meeting.Half  \u003Cbr>of all middle-aged people who play  \u003Cbr>tennis daily develop anterior shoulder  \u003Cbr>pain,caused by wear on the rotator cuff  \u003Cbr>and bursae,said Dr.Kimmel in the  \u003Cbr>May 3,1990 Medical Tribune.  \u003Cbr>In his study,21 older players under-  \u003Cbr>went surgery to repair a rotator cuff  \u003Cbr>which produced shoulder pain signifi-  \u003Cbr>cantenough to compromise their game.  \u003Cbr>Sixteen achieved complete pain relief.  \u003Cbr>","cbCainyxnEP8KLk5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainyxnEP8KLk5","pdf",3486012,"English","# In the News\n## The Hidden Hazards of Cigarette Smoking\n## Smoking and Lung Cancer\n## Pap Smears Recommended For Older Women\n## Surgery Could Serve You Well\n# Inside This Issue\n## Selecting A Specialist\n## Wellness Tip\n## Exercise & Air Pollution\n## Shopping For Health Food\n## Executive Health Briefs\n## From Abroad\n# About the Authors\n# Editorial Advisory Board","[{\"question\":\"What hazards of cigarette smoking are emphasized in the 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