In both groups, about 42 percent of women were former smokers.

But whether former smokers do any better than current ones has been less clear.

Among men who were former smokers, the increase in risk was about 30 percent.

Former smokers live longer than those who continue to smoke.

Many former smokers tried to stop several times before they finally succeeded.

Former smokers can expect to recover much of their good health.

And take it from one former smoker - this day won't be easy.

The effects were strongest in men, older individuals, and former smokers.

That includes former smokers who have quit within the past 15 years.

Former smokers were defined as those who had quit more than a year earlier.

Most former smokers quit smoking at least 1 year ago.

Former smokers were 14 percent more likely to die of colon cancer.

Former smoker - Individual was not smoking at the time of the interview.

He is a former smoker and was about 50 pounds overweight.

All Instructors are former smokers who have graduated from the programme.

The new study examined former smokers three times over a five-year period.

Of those diagnosed over 60% are former smokers or never smoked at all.

It's possible those former smokers might still be at risk for health problems tied to weight gain.

At least 52% of current or former smokers have used e-cigarettes.

The worst people for a smoker to be around are former smokers.

About half of the former smokers reported quitting on their first attempt.

Men were more likely to be current and former smokers than were women.

A former smoker, he had rejected the habit in the 1950s after several friends died.

The increased risk for former smokers is 9 percent, Luo says.

The highest percentage of former smokers was in Maine, 20.3 percent.