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Quitting smoking can lower risk of: Various cancers, including lung cancer Heart disease, stroke, emphysema, vision loss, and other serious diseases Disease and cancer in family members including children, and pets, who otherwise would be exposed to your secondhand smoke Although there are benefits to quitting at any age, it is important to quit as soon as possible so your body can begin to recover from the damage caused by smoking
Generally, a carton contains 10 packs of cigarettes, and each pack contains 20 cigarettes
Only two brands in the ranking are from outside the U.S., the U.K.s Rothmans (brand value down 8 percent to $2.9 billion) and Indonesias Sampoerna (brand value down 12 percent to $2.7 billion).