Smoking before a cancer-related surgery is associated with a higher symptom burden, but the perioperative period is a prime time for patients to consider quitting, a JAMA Network Open study finds.

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Gary Davis, 69, smoked most of his adult life and struggled to give up cigarettes but got his final motivation after he was diagnosed with lung cancer and his surgeon told him he had to quit or he ...

Study’s findings may help inform tobacco cessation support efforts. In a recent study, current smoking and vaping were associated with a higher burden of symptoms among adult cancer survivors, but ...

It's been nearly half a century since U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry declared that smoking was linked to lung cancer and was hazardous to health. Since then, smoking in the United States has been ...

One of the main biological reasons that makes vaping so difficult to give up is the addictive nature of nicotine, explains ...

Background: Smoking is the main preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in our region, it being the main causative agent of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There still is no consensus on ...

The Smart-T app may more effectively support smoking cessation in adults with lower socioeconomic status than the NCI QuitGuide app.

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Impact of semaglutide and tirzepatide administration on weight in women with stage I-III breast cancer. The survival benefits and the risk of severe renal injury of immune checkpoint inhibitors in ...

Quitting smoking during cancer treatment is complex and requires tailored approaches. Smoking before a cancer-related surgery is associated with a higher symptom burden, but the perioperative period ...

Changing habits like quitting smoking or managing stress is hard – but crucial. Motivational interviewing (MI), a proven ...