Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation Improves Survival in Cancer Survivors
A study published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found that postdiagnosis smoking cessation is associated with improved overall survival in cancer survivors.
Researchers, led by Steven Tohmasi, M.D., from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, examined the association between smoking cessation and overall survival in 13,282 cancer survivors who smoke, across all disease stages.
The study found that patients who reported currently smoking or having previously smoked had an increased risk for all-cause mortality compared with patients who never smoked, with adjusted hazard ratios of 1.35 and 1.13, respectively.
Notably, only 22% of patients who reported currently smoking at their index visit had quit smoking.
Postdiagnosis smoking cessation is associated with improved overall survival in cancer survivors.
Author's summary: Smoking cessation improves cancer survival rates.
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