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December 28, 2021
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Experts: COVID-19 pandemic should not stop PCPs from encouraging patients to quit smoking

Experts: COVID-19 pandemic should not stop PCPs from encouraging patients to quit smoking

Studies that have found a link between smoking and COVID-19 severity provide a new reason for primary care physicians to keep talking to their patients about ways to quit smoking, an expert told Healio.

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December 09, 2021
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Smartphone app helped Black smokers quit

Smartphone app helped Black smokers quit

Among Black adults, an acceptance and commitment therapy-based smartphone app was more effective for smoking cessation compared with a conventional app, researchers reported in Addiction.

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December 09, 2021
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Financial incentives improve smoking cessation among pregnant women

Financial incentives improve smoking cessation among pregnant women

Pregnant women were more likely to adhere to smoking abstinence if they received financial incentives as part of their treatment plan, according to findings published in The BMJ.

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November 24, 2021
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Stroke survivors less likely to quit smoking than cancer survivors

Stroke survivors less likely to quit smoking than cancer survivors

Compared with cancer survivors, stroke survivors were less likely to quit smoking, with nearly 40% continuing to smoke after the stroke, suggested new data.

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November 18, 2021
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Role of flavored e-cigarettes on cigarette smoking uptake, cessation unclear in youth

Role of flavored e-cigarettes on cigarette smoking uptake, cessation unclear in youth

Flavors are an important motivator for e-cigarette uptake in youth, but the role of flavored e-cigarettes on uptake of tobacco smoking or cessation remains unclear, according to a systematic review published in Addiction.

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November 12, 2021
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VIDEO: More research needed on smoking cessation in women

VIDEO: More research needed on smoking cessation in women

Julie A. Barta, MD, pulmonologist and assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, spoke with Healio about a presentation on lung cancer in women from CHEST 2021.

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October 22, 2021
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E-cigarette use increases odds of developing asthma, COPD

E-cigarette use increases odds of developing asthma, COPD

E-cigarette use among adults was associated with increased odds of developing asthma and COPD, especially among older adults, women and Hispanic Americans, according to new data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

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October 20, 2021
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Combination nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline shows benefit for smoking cessation

Combination nicotine replacement therapy, varenicline shows benefit for smoking cessation

Using a combination of nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline may be more effective as first-line therapy for smoking cessation than varenicline alone, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

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October 13, 2021
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VIDEO: Integrating tobacco cessation strategies into lung cancer practice

VIDEO: Integrating tobacco cessation strategies into lung cancer practice

Matthew A. Steliga, MD, discusses a presentation from World Conference on Lung Cancer which focused on the importance of integrating tobacco cessation strategies into lung cancer practice in a video interview with Healio

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October 13, 2021
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VIDEO: Patients with cancer who are single, widowed less likely to stop smoking

VIDEO: Patients with cancer who are single, widowed less likely to stop smoking

In this video, Matthew A. Steliga, MD, discusses cessation program engagement data that was presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer World Conference on Lung Cancer.

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