Smoking: Does Age Help Predict Lung Cancer Risk?
A new study looks at how smoking status and age impact lung cancer risk.
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How Did COVID Affect Smoking Prevalence in Minority Communities?
New information has surfaced on the link between the pandemic and the deceleration in progress to reduce smoking in certain populations.
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How Phone Counseling Helps Cancer Patients Quit Smoking
Recently diagnosed cancer patients who smoke are significantly more likely to quit and remain tobacco-free if they receive frequent and sustained telephone counseling, according to a new study.
Kids or Teen Smokers Are Less Likely to Kick the Habit as Adults
The younger someone starts smoking, the more likely they are to smoke daily as an adult, even into their 40s, according to new data from a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Read MoreStudy: E-cigarettes Plus Counseling More Effective Than Counseling alone for Smoking Cessation
Smokers who used e-cigarettes and had counseling were more than twice as likely to successfully quit smoking compared to those who only received counseling, according to results from a clinical trial.
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Surgeon General: Smoking at All-time Low Among American Adults
The number of American adult smokers is an an all-time low (34 million, or 14% of the population), according to the US Surgeon General’s new report on smoking cessation.
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Smoking Cessation Before Surgery Cuts Down on Complications
The World Health Organization advises people to quit smoking tobacco, including cigarettes, at least 4 weeks prior to having surgery.
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Duke-UNC Offer Smoking Cessation CME Program
Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program will host its four-day smoking cessation training course in March and June 2020.
Read MoreSmoking Cessation Effective for Cancer Patients
According to research published in JAMA, a comprehensive smoking cessation program successfully resulted in sustained quit rates for cancer patients.
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COPD: Long-term Nicotine Replacement Doesn’t Improve Smoking Cessation
Long-term nicotine replacement therapy did not provide any advantages over a traditional smoking cessation program for COPD patients attempting to quit.
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Vaping Doesn’t Often Help Smokers Quit
Adult smokers who didn’t use electronic vaping devices were more than twice as likely to quit,...
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AAFP Responds to FDA Nicotine Steering Committee
On April 10, the AAFP wrote a letter to Leslie Kux, associate commissioner for policy at the FDA,...
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Can E-cigarettes Really be a Smoking Cessation Aid?
Scholar argues that recent FDA regulations may keep smokers in the dark about e-cigarettes....
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Electronic Cigarettes: The Jury’s Still Out
While studies clash on whether electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking standard tobacco cigarettes, the Food and Drug Administration looks to tighten rules on the devices, which have exploded in popularity in recent years.
Read MoreTeen Boys More Likely to Quit Smoking Than Girls
Teen boys who recently started smoking are more likely to quit than teen girls. And, both boys and girls who are frightened by cigarette warning labels, or play team sports, are more likely to quit also, new research shows.
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