Nonetheless, here's a motivating stat: A big international study published earlier this year in the journal JAMA Surgery found that people who quit smoking a year before surgery had no higher risk than those who had never smoked at all
Continued smoking versus smoking cessation post diagnosis Continued smoking after diagnosis was associated with a higher risk of CDW (HR 1.21, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.44), and a higher risk of reaching EDSS 3 (HR 1.45, 95% CI 1.16 to 1.81) and EDSS 4 (HR 1.44, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.89), compared with non-smokers at baseline (table 4)
The question becomes, how do you know when to call it quits or stick it out
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