An Australian study has shown that smoking is even more deadly than previously thought, cutting 10 years off the average smoker’s life.
A study of more than 200,000 Australians shows the habit is directly linked to two-thirds of deaths in current smokers, much higher than previous international estimates of 50%.
The four-year analysis of health records in the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study shows even moderate smoking is a major killer.
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