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Cary A. Presant, MD

Presant is a professor in the department of medical oncology & therapeutics research and clinical co-director and smoking cessation champion leader of the National Cancer Institute Moon-Shot Cancer Center Cessation Initiative at City of Hope.

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April 08, 2022
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Tobacco cessation program empowers patients at ‘teachable moment’ before cancer surgery

Tobacco cessation program empowers patients at ‘teachable moment’ before cancer surgery

Although smoking cessation is known to benefit patients with cancer, obstacles exist at the patient, clinician and institutional levels, according to a poster presentation at American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.