What My Cancer Taught Me:Quit Smoking Before It's Too Late

The cancer changed my life. Since I quit smoking three years ago, I think it has helped my blood pressure. The odor of smoke is really bad. COLLEEN T. FOGARTY, MD, MSc RESOURCES For patients American Lung Association Web site: http://www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/ Smokefree Web site: http://www.smokefree.gov/ Telephone: 1-877-44U-QUIT (1-877-448-7848) For physicians Interventions to Facilitate Smoking Cessation Web site: https://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0715/p262.html Close-ups is coordinated by Caroline Wellbery, MD, associate deputy editor, with assistance from Amy Crawford-Faucher, MD; Jo Marie Reilly, MD; and Sanaz Sara Majd, MD. Questions about this department may be sent to Dr. Wellbery at afpjournal@georgetown.edu.