Smoking and Tobacco News

Lesbian, gay and bisexual adults smoked more frequently and had a heightened prevalence of COPD vs. heterosexual adults, according to research published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

A universal screening and opt-out referral strategy may reduce disparities in tobacco treatment access and increase use of smoking cessation services by people with cancer, according to results of a qualitative improvement study.

Children absorb significantly less nicotine when they are exposed to secondhand vapor from an e-cigarette compared with secondhand smoke, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Individuals who smoke tobacco using a waterpipe had a higher risk for death from multiple cancer types compared with those who never smoked, according to data from an ongoing cohort study published in JAMA Oncology.

About 40% of cancer cases and nearly half of cancer deaths among U.S. adults aged 30 years or older can be attributable to modifiable risk factors, according to a study led by American Cancer Society researchers.

CHICAGO — Drinking more than eight cups of coffee per day significantly increased the risk for prostate cancer among men who smoke tobacco, according to research presented at the annual NUTRITION meeting.

Both varenicline and e-cigarettes were effective as smoking cessation strategies compared with placebo, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Twenty percent of pregnant women reported using CBD-only products during pregnancy despite limited available data on potential adverse outcomes of CBD, according to findings published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Individuals with laryngeal cancer who stop smoking in the 2- to 4-week window between diagnosis and their first treatment can significantly improve their response to therapy, survival rates and quality of life.

The likelihood for lung cancer screening uptake was reduced among current vs. never e-cigarette users, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.