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Ronaldo

Ronaldo's story
"Don’t wait until it’s too late to quit."
Hometown: New York City
Ronaldo got throat cancer at age 39 from smoking. He has a permanent tracheotomy, and now he sees the otolaryngologist every 12 weeks to make sure the cancer doesn’t come back. Ronaldo shared his story about quitting to help motivate others to try to stop and to Make Smoking History.

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