Complex sentence: In March 1988, Capel used dipping tobacco and had a non-cancerous lesion removed from his lip; according to Capel, he had been using dipping tobacco for 12 years and was trying to quit.
Split into simpler sentences: In March 1988, Capel used dipping tobacco and had a non-cancerous lesion removed from his lip. According to Capel, he had been using dipping tobacco for 12 years and was trying to quit.