CDC Tips Campaign 2013

The Office of Public Health Genomics (OPHG) provides updated and credible information on how genomic
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news and information on the use of genomic tests and other applications, including family health history,
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CDC Tips Campaign 2013

• CDC information: Tips from former smokers 2013 campaign
• CDC information: For every 1 person who dies from tobacco use, another 20 suffer from serious smoking illness, more than 8.6 million in the US
• When you smoke, you aren't just harming yourself. Quit for someone else-tips from previous smoker
• If you have a family history of smoking-related conditions, you are at increased risk of these conditions if you smoke-quit now
• But my great aunt smoked every day and lived to be 100”. Genetics will not protect you from the harsh reality of smoking-quit now, CDC blog post (2012)