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| Allen Carr dies from lung cancer | Allen Carr dies from lung cancer |
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| An anti-smoking guru who has helped millions of smokers kick the habit has died from lung cancer. | An anti-smoking guru who has helped millions of smokers kick the habit has died from lung cancer. |
| Allen Carr, 72, quit his 100-a-day habit 23 years ago, before going on to become a millionaire by advising people on how to stop smoking. | Allen Carr, 72, quit his 100-a-day habit 23 years ago, before going on to become a millionaire by advising people on how to stop smoking. |
| His books, about the Easyway method, have become international bestsellers and he ran clinics all over the world. | His books, about the Easyway method, have become international bestsellers and he ran clinics all over the world. |
| When he was diagnosed with the disease, Mr Carr said he saw his illness as a way to encourage more people to quit. | When he was diagnosed with the disease, Mr Carr said he saw his illness as a way to encourage more people to quit. |
| Talking at the time of his diagnosis, Mr Carr said: "Since I stopped smoking more than 23 years ago I have been the happiest man in the world. I still feel the same way." | Talking at the time of his diagnosis, Mr Carr said: "Since I stopped smoking more than 23 years ago I have been the happiest man in the world. I still feel the same way." |
| I am informed that I have cured at least 10 million smokers on a conservative estimation Mr Carr's spokesman href="/1/hi/health/6194868.stm" class="">A controversial figure | |
| Mr Carr, who died at his home near Malaga in Spain, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in the summer. | Mr Carr, who died at his home near Malaga in Spain, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer in the summer. |
| Friends said it was possible that the years he spent curing smokers in smoke-filled sessions at his clinics might have contributed to the illness, although it might also be linked to his previous heavy smoking. | Friends said it was possible that the years he spent curing smokers in smoke-filled sessions at his clinics might have contributed to the illness, although it might also be linked to his previous heavy smoking. |
| Price worth paying | Price worth paying |
| Mr Carr himself was convinced he would have died many years earlier if he had not kicked the smoking habit. | Mr Carr himself was convinced he would have died many years earlier if he had not kicked the smoking habit. |
| He said: "Given that I am informed that I have cured at least 10 million smokers on a conservative estimation, even if that is the case, it's a price worth paying." | He said: "Given that I am informed that I have cured at least 10 million smokers on a conservative estimation, even if that is the case, it's a price worth paying." |
| He gave up accountancy to set up his first clinic in south-west London in 1983. | He gave up accountancy to set up his first clinic in south-west London in 1983. |
| He has since set up 70 clinics in 30 countries, treating 45,000 people last year. | He has since set up 70 clinics in 30 countries, treating 45,000 people last year. |
| His first book, Allen Carr's Easyway To Stop Smoking, has sold more than seven million copies. | His first book, Allen Carr's Easyway To Stop Smoking, has sold more than seven million copies. |
| HAVE YOUR SAY I have him to thank for my much improved health and quality of life Paul Smith, Northampton Send us your comments | HAVE YOUR SAY I have him to thank for my much improved health and quality of life Paul Smith, Northampton Send us your comments |
| Celebrities to have benefited from Mr Carr's methods include Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Richard Branson. | Celebrities to have benefited from Mr Carr's methods include Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Richard Branson. |
| John Dicey, worldwide director of Allen Carr's Easyway, said: "The fact that a former 100-a-day smoker, having quit in his middle age, lived to the ripe old age of 72 is a tremendous message to all smokers. | John Dicey, worldwide director of Allen Carr's Easyway, said: "The fact that a former 100-a-day smoker, having quit in his middle age, lived to the ripe old age of 72 is a tremendous message to all smokers. |
| "Allen Carr's refreshingly different approach to stopping smoking earned him the position as the world's leading expert on helping smokers to quit." | "Allen Carr's refreshingly different approach to stopping smoking earned him the position as the world's leading expert on helping smokers to quit." |