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Executive Health Exams International Supports The Great American Smokeout - Stopping Tobacco Use: A Top Priority for Health

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Christine Ennis
(212) 319-7566 / Christine@Danielides.net

Executive Health Exams International Supports The Great American Smokeout
Stopping Tobacco Use: A Top Priority for Health

New York, NY, November 2003 — Executive Health Exams International (EHE) is once again proud to participate in the American Cancer Society’s The Great American Smokeout on November 20, 2003. The nationally recognized event challenges people to stop tobacco use and raises awareness about effective ways to quit smoking. Since 1976, more Americans choose to quit smoking during The Great American Smokeout than on any other day of the year.

Tobacco smoking is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Today an estimated 47 million Americans smoke and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 420,000 lives are
lost as a result. Recent studies show that the life expectancy among cigarette smokers who quit at the age of 35 exceeds that of those who
continue to smoke by up to 8.5 years.

Nancy Boccuzzi, RN, vice president of clinical affairs, explains, “Unfortunately, a higher percentage of EHE patients use tobacco than we
would expect, especially considering their educational levels. We are particularly concerned that some have given up cigarettes only to become cigar smokers—a trend also noted in National Cancer Institute studies where
the increase has been noted in white men with above average income and education. As well as the risk of lung cancer, cigar smokers have a
significantly higher risk of oral and laryngeal cancer.”

Executive Health Exams International, the recognized leader in preventive health through physical exams since 1913, champions a tobacco-free lifestyle and offers its tobacco users targeted educational programs and motivation to
quit. Along with encouragement and support in their decision to quit tobacco use, computerized lung scans are recommended for patients at
greatest risk to capitalize on early diagnosis of lung cancer, when there is a significantly greater likelihood of long-term survival.

As specialists in prevention, throughout the year Executive Health Exams physicians support The Great American Smokeout, as well as other American
Cancer Society anti-tobacco campaigns that help patients shed the nicotine habit. On this special day, EHE patients participating in the Great American Smokeout will be rewarded with the campaign’s official brass no smoking lapel pin to remind them of their commitment to their own good
health.

Executive Health Exams International is the oldest and largest healthcare provider specializing in preventive health through annual exams. Only EHE delivers a standard physical exam program available nationwide at one price.
Its all-inclusive program is personalized to meet the patient’s needs based on their age, sex, and personal and family health histories. For more
information about Executive Health Exams International, please visit their website at www.ExecutiveHealthExams.com or call 212.332.3700.

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