Smokers with untreatable progressive lung disease have worse prognosis than non-smokers
A recent study from London has revealed that smokers and ex-smokers with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an untreatable progressive lung disease that usually leads to death within a few years of diagnosis, have a worse prognosis than non-smokers.
Insurance companies or employees such as WalMart charging more for smokers might have positive impact on smoker's choice to stop smoking.