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I still remember the harrowing first time I told a smoker he was going to die of lung cancer
25 Apr 2024 05:14 GMT
… had just been diagnosed with lung cancer. Their age seemed a long … get people to smoke and to keep smoking. Encouraging smoking is the original … majority of smokers eventually go through the arduous process of quitting. I …
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Offering Stop-Smoking Support During Lung Cancer Screening Could Significantly Reduce Smoking-Related Deaths, Study Suggests
24 Apr 2024 07:46 GMT
… offering stop smoking support as part of the national lung cancer screening programme … stop smoking.
The high uptake of smoking cessation support and promising quit rates … offering people the chance to quit smoking with specialist support while they …
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Physicians Promote CT Screening for Lung Cancer
23 Apr 2024 03:28 GMT
… about the latest information regarding lung cancer screening. Recent studies and … that LDCT screening for lung cancer is vastly underutilized across … 20 pack-year history of smoking (1 pack per day … years, etc.); currently smoke or quit within 15 years; and …
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UK smoking ban would have many benefits for public health – but only if it’s effectively implemented
23 Apr 2024 12:05 GMT
… year from a smoking-related disease such as lung cancer, stroke and heart … for life. Many want to quit, but find it exceedingly … attempts before a smoker is successful in quitting.
Stopping smoking at any age … for those who want to quit is also needed. Plain …
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How radiologists can help patients quit smoking
19 Apr 2024 20:32 GMT
… encouraging patients to stop smoking during their CT lung cancer screening appointment. In … feeling more more motivated to quit smoking and continue annual screenings after … struggle in the process of quitting as well.
The new research …
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Why Lung Cancer Screening Is Not for Everyone
19 Apr 2024 09:30 GMT
… a significant history of smoking. Though the patients … Administration had offered them lung cancer screening.
Of the … Strangely, when deciding about lung cancer screening, the respondents did … Participants must be smokers or have quit smoking no more than …
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Smoking Causes
22 Apr 2024 04:37 GMT
… issues, notably the risks of lung cancer and heart disease. However, not … of belly fat associated with smoking. By quitting smoking, individuals can bring down … the negative effects of smoking on metabolism …
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Could we see a ‘smoke-free’ generation? Banff ex-smoker tells of hopes for change with new Bill
20 Apr 2024 05:46 GMT
… , 55 – who still smokes – did make attempts to quit, they found it … parents smoked. My mother died of lung cancer. Both my daughters started smoking as … as an effective means to quit smoking, the rapid increase in the …
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The UK wants to ban the next generation from smoking. Will it work?
19 Apr 2024 19:12 GMT
… measure designed to make smoking less attractive.
Restrictions have … lung cancer and impotence every time they reach for their next smoke … the policy.
Johnson, who quit Parliament last year in … addicted smoker who has tried 20 times to quit unsuccessfully …
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Think health-span, not lifespan
24 Apr 2024 16:26 GMT
… 89 after surviving stage-4 lung cancer. She has a brother who … still lives alone and manages quite well. In a recent discussion … cooked in bacon grease and smoked a pack of cigarettes” to … more interestingly, that people should quit worrying so much about length …