World Smokers Should Quit at Least 4 Weeks Before Surgery, W.H.O. says January 22, 2020January 22, 2020ANDREW JACOBSComments Off on Smokers Should Quit at Least 4 Weeks Before Surgery, W.H.O. says In a new study, the health agency urges hospitals and surgeons to play a bigger role to help the world’s 1 billion smokers kick the habit.