The health body MedlinePlus explains: “It usually starts in the breathing tubes in the centre of the chest. Although the cancer cells are small, they grow very quickly and create large tumours.”
Fortunately, Professor Mayhew, Professor of Statistics at Bayes Business School and Head of Global Research at the International Longevity Centre says cessation could make a significant difference to a person’s lifespan.
He explained: “My research found that a complete cessation of smoking would increase healthy life expectancy in the whole population by 2.5 years and level-up health between different parts of the UK.”
This may be particularly important for the north of England, where deaths from lung cancer and smoking-related diseases are highest, noted the expert.
