Smoking and Tobacco News

Patients with primary renal cell carcinoma who quit smoking after diagnosis had a 50% lower risk for death than those who continued to smoke, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Medical drama television episodes with narratives about e-cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury — or EVALI — garnered more than 600 reactions from viewers on Twitter, according to a study published in Journal of Health Communication.

Among the estimated 46 million U.S. adults who used tobacco products in 2021, cigarette smoking prevalence decreased while e-cigarette use increased, according to CDC data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Patients with non-small cell lung cancer who had stopped smoking before diagnosis had higher rates of survival after diagnosis, results of a retrospective cohort study showed.

Use of only electronic-nicotine delivery systems did not raise the odds for wheezing; however, when used in current and former cigarette smokers, it showed a small elevated risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

In adults who currently use e-cigarettes, a heightened likelihood of quitting was found in those receiving cytisinicline for 12 weeks compared with placebo, according to topline results from the phase 2 ORCA-V1 trial.

Many veterans with COPD who smoke did not regularly use technology and had low electronic health literacy, suggesting the need for outreach outside of technology, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Cancer-related cognitive impairment appeared associated with reported vaping among a cohort of young adult childhood cancer survivors, according to research in JCO Oncology Practice.

The AAP has published an updated version of its policy against tobacco and nicotine products, which includes a recommendation that pediatricians help prevent use among children.

Smoking consistently after acute ischemic stroke was associated with increased risk for CV events and death compared with never smoking, researchers reported.