The Valley Hospital is now open at 4 Valley Health Plaza in Paramus. (You may need to use 650 Winters Avenue for GPS.) All emergency care is now being provided at this location. Emergency care is no longer available at our Ridgewood campus.
Smoking is the biggest risk factor for lung cancer. But because nicotine is highly addictive, it can be difficult to quit smoking on your own.
Quitting smoking can reduce your risks from lung cancer: After 10 years of being smoke-free, a person’s chances of developing lung cancer and dying from it are roughly cut in half, compared with someone who continues to smoke.
It is never too late to quit, and you do not have to go through this alone.
People who receive counseling, medication or nicotine replacement have a much higher success rate as compared to those who try to go cold turkey.
The Valley Hospital's Smoking Cessation Program offers the Tobacco Education and Treatment Program to help you free yourself from smoking:
If you have already been diagnosed with lung cancer, it is important for you to quit.
According to National Cancer Institute research, patients with cancer who continue to smoke may:
Continued smoking may worsen the side effects of treatment, putting you at increased risk for complications following your lung surgery and decrease your survival time.
Health benefits to quitting smoking:
