Quitting smoking within six months after a cancer diagnosis adds an average of two years to a patient's life.
Medical University of South CarolinaNov 1 2024 Quitting smoking within six months after a cancer diagnosis adds an average of two years to a patient's life.
The records from this program were valuable because they regularly note a patient's current smoking status and use of a structured evidence-based tobacco treatment program. Too often, Warren said, cancer centers ask about a patient's smoking status at diagnosis but don't follow up throughout treatment to update the electronic health record.
Quitting smoking even among patients with non-tobacco related cancers can be one of the biggest contributors to improving overall survival. "This research shows in a very clear and straightforward manner what clinicians have often observed – that their patients who continue to smoke fare worse than those who are able to stop smoking," DuBois said.
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