There’s this…

…..today from the Associated Press.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —  Even though smoking is a risk factor for multiple types of cancer, more than half of smokers diagnosed with the disease keep using tobacco, and doctors aren’t doing enough to help them quit.

A West Virginia University survey published in the Journal of Oncology Practice found that 44 percent of smokers quit after being diagnosed with cancer.

Less than two thirds, 62 percent, say they received advice from doctors or nurses about quitting the habit.

Dr. Jame Abraham, the study’s lead author, says the survey shows there’s a need for intervention programs to help cancer patients quit tobacco.

In addition to being a risk factor for cancer, smoking can complicate common cancer treatments like surgery and radiation therapy.

I’ve always said that smokers are not stupid. Having been a former smoker, I consider myself a relatively reasonable and somewhat intelligent guy. But I also knew, for 25 years, that smoking WAS bad for me, WOULD kill me, but I continued to smoke anyway. My first thought was to look at the study and say “HOW STUPID ARE THESE PEOPLE!!!” But then I looked in the mirror. Thank God I didn’t get cancer while I was smoking, but I can’t honestly say I would have quit if I did.

I guess I’m just glad I quit now.